Cooperation with police in making admissions and nominating co-offenders, particularly where police could not otherwise have identified the offender, constitutes 'special circumstances' under s 227(2) of the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld) warranting a reduction of the pre-release detention period below the default 70%. However, countervailing factors such as the gravity and number of offences, lack of remorse, and community protection may limit the extent of the reduction.
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