A quantified sentencing range submission by a party in contempt proceedings does not vitiate the sentencing discretion unless it can be demonstrated that the sentencing judge was influenced by the submission. A sentencing judge who expressly states consideration of all available penalties including suspended sentences has sufficiently addressed the question of suspension. Four weeks' imprisonment is within the permissible range for 21 wilful breaches of a freezing order totalling approximately $25,000 over 36 weeks.
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