The location of an offence in a small country town at a community club is a proper sentencing consideration under s 3A(g) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), particularly where the offender leverages knowledge of the community to enhance threats. The proximity of a child to offending may be treated as a non-statutory aggravating factor increasing objective seriousness even where the child was not 'in the presence' of the offence within the meaning of s 21A(2)(ea). The use of a chemical (petrol) in an armed robbery substantially increases objective seriousness beyond the typical offence contemplated in the R v Henry guideline judgment.
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