A sentence of 2 months' imprisonment (backdated to time served) was appropriate for a theft by joint commission of goods valued at $409.97, where the offender was an Aboriginal woman with a disadvantaged background, extensive criminal history but a four-year gap in offending, and where the co-offender received the same sentence for the theft component. A 20% discount for a guilty plea remained appropriate notwithstanding the offender's absconding from the jurisdiction before sentencing.
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