When assessing sentencing parity between co-offenders where one received a discount for assistance to authorities, the appropriate comparison for parity purposes is the sentence that would have been imposed on the assisting co-offender absent the assistance discount. The court's preliminary view is that s 11(3) of the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT) does not require consideration of ICO factors unless the sentencing judge has first concluded an ICO is an appropriate option.
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