A sentencing judge is not required to forewarn an offender who has not given sworn evidence that indirect evidence of remorse through a psychologist's report may not be accepted. The likely outcome of Family Court proceedings regarding access to children is a relevant sentencing consideration when assessing rehabilitation prospects, and is distinguishable from deportation risk which is an irrelevant consideration. JIRS statistics for s 91H(2) offences that do not include information about pleas, number of images, or categorisation of images are a blunt tool of only marginal utility.
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