Fine distinctions between degrees of objective seriousness based on artificial segmentation of a spectrum are unnecessary and should not found appeal grounds; sentencing judges should use plain English adjectives. The three-year limitation on parole supervision under cl 214A of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 is a significant but not determinative factor in the special circumstances analysis, and the sentencing scheme does not create a class of offenders for whom special circumstances can never be found. There is no hierarchy between forms of sexual intercourse for sentencing purposes.
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