Sentences of four to seven years are appropriate for trafficking offences involving large commercial quantities of cannabis where offenders are motivated to a greater or lesser extent by profit. Being inveigled into offending at the last minute and having difficulty extricating oneself do not constitute exceptional circumstances warranting suspension under s 96 of the Sentencing Act 2017 (SA); such circumstances are appropriately reflected in a lower non-parole period.
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