A sentencing judge's generic reference to aggravating and mitigating factors under s 21A(2) and (3) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) will not necessarily render the reasons inadequate, provided that reading the sentencing remarks as a whole demonstrates the absence of a real possibility that the judge failed to apply correct legal principle. An arithmetical error in the commencement date of a sentence can be corrected on appeal without re-exercising the sentencing discretion.
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