The discounts under s 16AAC(2)-(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) for plea of guilty and cooperation with law enforcement may reduce a sentence below the mandatory minimum specified in s 16AAB regardless of whether the undiscounted sentence exceeds the mandatory minimum. It is not necessary for the offence to fall within the least serious category of offending before s 16AAC reductions can be utilised.
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