In sentencing for solicitation to murder under s 26 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), the absence of a finding that the offender was the instigator of the plan does not preclude an assessment of objective seriousness at or above the mid-range, where the offender was profoundly involved in the planning and execution of the offence. The objective seriousness is not diminished by the fact that the intermediary was conducting a fraud or that the intended perpetrator was an undercover operative.
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