An aggregate sentence under s 9 of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) is not available where one of the charges could not reasonably attract a term of imprisonment on its own. An aggregate sentence will rarely, if ever, be appropriate where there are only two charges and one is much more serious than the other. Compliance with strict bail conditions (such as a curfew) over an unusually protracted period may constitute a mitigating factor at sentencing, even though such conditions would not normally attract special consideration.
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