A passing reference to the standard non-parole period in sentencing remarks does not establish two-tier sentencing error where the non-parole period imposed is a considerable departure from the standard non-parole period and the remarks read as a whole show no determinative reliance on it. A sentencing judge's reference to a Form 1 offence at the conclusion of remarks, confirming it was taken into account, is conventional and does not constitute an impermissible additional step after applying the plea discount. A complaint that a sentencing judge should have given more weight to expressions of remorse is a complaint about the result, not the process, and does not establish House v The King error.
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