Standard non-parole periods do not apply to certificate offences dealt with notionally in the Local Court by virtue of the combined effect of s 54D of the CSPA and s 168 of the CPA. Erroneous reference to inapplicable standard non-parole periods constitutes a material sentencing error warranting resentence, even where the sentencing judge explained that she would deviate from them, because the irrelevant consideration may have unconsciously influenced the sentence.
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