Section 71(4) of the Sentencing Act 2017 (SA) requires a sentencing court to be satisfied of both paragraphs (a) and (b) — advanced age or infirmity removing appreciable risk AND community interests being better served — before finding special reasons exist for a home detention order for serious sexual offences. An 'appreciable risk' is one that is capable of being estimated, perceptible and sensible, and not purely speculative. Where a sentencing court imposes a single penalty for multiple offences under s 26, the totality principle will usually have little further part to play.
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