Where a sentencing judge accumulates a sentence upon an existing sentence such that the ratio of the combined non-parole period to the total combined sentence substantially exceeds 75%, the sentencing judge must advert to that circumstance. Failure to do so constitutes appealable error. The totality obligation to consider the combined ratio applies regardless of whether the two sets of offences are related or represent discrete acts of criminality.
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