When assessing whether a licence disqualification order is manifestly excessive, the Court of Appeal may consider the practical post-custody effect of the order, including the possibility of parole, notwithstanding s 5(2AA)(a) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic). The absence of reasons for the length of a disqualification order, while not itself an appealable error, supports a conclusion that the period selected involved error. Personal hardship from disqualification is not confined to rehabilitation-related matters but requires evidentiary support.
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