There is no convention or norm in Commonwealth sentencing requiring the non-parole period to represent 60-66% of the head sentence; the sentencing court must fix a minimum term that justice requires having regard to all circumstances. The available sentencing range for attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug is broad, and comparative analysis is of limited utility given the dissimilarity between cases.
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