The 'exceptional circumstances' test from R v Clark for drug supply sentencing is confirmed as erroneous following Parente v R, but such error will not result in resentencing where the gravity of the offences makes a substantial custodial sentence inevitable. A reduction in a co-offender's sentence on appeal does not automatically require a corresponding reduction where the offences are of significantly different magnitude.
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