A sentencing judge's finding that offending was 'calculated' and 'clearly premeditated' is not inconsistent with findings that the planning of individual offences was limited, unsophisticated and largely opportunistic, where the offender set out with the intention of committing offences but did not pre-select specific victims. The word 'calculated' may be used to convey that offences were not unplanned or committed on the spur of the moment, without amounting to a finding of aggravation under s 21A(2)(n) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999.
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