A sentence of approximately 20% of the maximum penalty for property laundering under s 563A(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (WA) is not manifestly excessive where the offending involves 72 structured transactions over 4 days totalling $431,825 as part of an organised 'cuckoo smurfing' operation. Self-inflicted vulnerability arising from illegal presence in Australia is not a mitigating circumstance.
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