The lost opportunity to be dealt with under the more lenient sentencing regime in Pt 3, Div 4 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) is not an ameliorating factor on sentence where the seriousness of the offences means there was no practical possibility of being dealt with other than according to law.
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