Where an offence is a continuing criminal enterprise offence under Part 2B of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic), the higher maximum penalty does not compel an increase in the individual sentence. A sentencing judge who increases a sentence on a CCE offence must explain the basis for doing so; an unexplained differential between CCE and non-CCE offence sentences, where the CCE offences involve lesser amounts, will constitute sentencing error.
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