An 11-month difference in sentences between co-offenders for ongoing drug supply can be justified where the co-offender receiving the shorter sentence had no criminal history, character references, low risk of reoffending, good rehabilitation prospects, and less serious Form 1 offences, even where both were assessed at mid-range objective seriousness for the principal offence. The parity principle does not require identical sentences where there are clear differences in subjective circumstances.
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