Where a sentencing judge imposes a global sentence on the most serious offence reflecting all criminality, and that offence is declared a serious violent offence, the judge must account for the fact that the 80% parole eligibility requirement will apply to the entire global sentence including non-serious violent offences. Failure to do so constitutes a House v The King error requiring re-sentencing, even where the overall head sentence and parole eligibility date are appropriate. The error lies in the structure, not the quantum.
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