The third component of the Liberato direction identified in Da Silva v The Queen (requiring the jury to put the accused's account to one side if not believed) is not required where the accused's recorded interview comprises bare denials of allegations rather than a different version of events. A complainant's incorrect evidence about tangential details (such as the timing of a hospital visit) does not necessarily undermine the credibility or reliability of their evidence about the offending conduct itself. The totality principle does not invariably result in a lower sentence where subsequent sentencing reveals the earlier offences were more serious than originally appreciated.
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