In cases of grave breach of trust offending involving multiple deception counts, prior good character and testimonials attract little weight. The broader purposes of punishment and community interests may require immediate custody notwithstanding significant hardship to dependent children. When resentencing after a successful Crown appeal against a home detention order, the sentence may be backdated to the original sentencing date to credit the offender with time served on home detention. The proper construction and interaction of ss 340 and 353(4) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) in the resentencing context remains unresolved.
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