A sentence of six years imprisonment (non-parole period of three years) for two counts of methylamphetamine trafficking — involving quantities of 5.12g (66% pure) and 6.98g (76.5% pure) with the second offence committed on home detention bail — falls within the range of four to seven years identified in R v Young for street-level offenders motivated to a greater or lesser extent by profit. The commission of a second trafficking offence while on home detention bail for the first offence justifies a higher starting point for the second offence.
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