A sentencing judge imposing an aggregate sentence under s 53A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) is not obliged to identify the precise amount by which each indicative sentence is accumulated. To require that would undermine one purpose of aggregate sentencing, which is to obviate the need for a cascading sentencing structure.
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