A sentence of 10 years' imprisonment (with automatic serious violent offence declaration) is appropriate for a mature offender who pleads guilty to large-scale wholesale trafficking in schedule 1 drugs over approximately 10 months, involving sophisticated operations, sourcing from interstate and overseas, employment of others, profits of approximately $600,000, and commission of the offence while on bail. Courts will not structure sentences by imposing cumulative terms designed to produce an effective sentence of 10 years while avoiding the automatic serious violent offence declaration, as this constitutes an impermissible evasion of the statutory mandate.
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