A total effective sentence of 10 years 6 months' imprisonment for nine child sex offences (s 321(2) and s 321(4) Criminal Code (WA)) involving two victims aged 14-15, where the offender pleaded guilty at an early stage and had a history of profound childhood deprivation, was held to infringe the first limb of the totality principle and was reduced to 8 years 6 months. There is no requirement for a sentencing judge to give reasons identifying why certain offences were made cumulative rather than concurrent; the obligation is to structure sentences to achieve a proportionate total effective sentence.
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