Individual sentences of 12 months' imprisonment for possessing a prohibited weapon without exemption (s 5AA Control of Weapons Act 1990) significantly depart from current sentencing practice, where the longest sentence identified in Barwick was 9 months and most sentences were 1-2 months. The existence of sentencing error on individual charges does not preclude leave to appeal under s 280(1)(b) unless the total effective sentence is so moderate that there is no reasonable prospect of reduction.
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