A sentence of two years' imprisonment for five contraventions of a domestic violence order, where the offender has 13 prior contraventions of the same order and has been imprisoned four times previously, is within the proper exercise of the sentencing discretion. The offender's extensive criminal history for identical offending is properly treated as a significant aggravating factor demonstrating a continuing attitude of disobedience, not as an impermissible additional penalty for past offences. The case provides useful comparative sentencing data for repeat domestic violence order contraventions in Queensland.
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