An offender who provides systematic ancillary services (waste removal, supply delivery) to multiple cannabis cultivation sites plays an 'important role in the overall scheme of things' even if they do not enter the premises or have a proprietary interest in the crops. The scale of the undertaking is measured by the number of premises serviced, not just the role at each individual site. A total effective sentence of 6 years' imprisonment with a 3.5-year non-parole period was within range for such offending across 12 sites including two commercial quantity charges.
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