A sentence of 20 months' imprisonment with release on recognisance after 5 months' actual custody is within range for persistent welfare fraud involving 123 false income declarations over four and a half years, resulting in approximately $65,000 overpayment. The decision as to how much of a term of imprisonment should actually be served before release on recognisance is quintessentially discretionary, and a sentencing range identified in another case has no application beyond the case at hand.
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