A sentence of 6 years' imprisonment (40% of the 15-year maximum) for arson involving destruction of a shed valued at approximately $80,000 is within the permissible range where the offending was premeditated, the offender had an extensive criminal record including prior arson, and the offence was committed shortly after release from prison and while on a community correction order. A sentencing judge's detailed consideration of a disadvantaged background in reasons for sentence is sufficient to discharge the obligation recognised in Bugmy v The Queen, even where the resulting sentence is towards the upper end of the range.
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