Where parties join issue on mitigating factors under s 21A(3) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), the sentencing judge must make express findings resolving those contested matters; merely referring to the evidence and submissions without articulating a conclusion is insufficient.
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