Failure to indicate non-parole periods for standard non-parole period offences under s 54B(4) when imposing an aggregate sentence does not have the capacity to influence the sentence and does not require appellate intervention. A sentencing judge is not required to expressly label the objective seriousness of offending provided the sentencing remarks, read as a whole, demonstrate an evaluative assessment of the relevant factors.
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