A sentence of 4 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 2 years and 6 months for conspiracy to defraud involving ATM card skimming over a four-month period, where no financial gain was realised but the offending was planned and researched, is within the available sentencing range notwithstanding lower sentences in comparable cases. General deterrence, denunciation and community protection are paramount sentencing considerations for this type of offending.
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