Under s 300 of the Criminal Code (WA), sentencers must apply the seven non-exhaustive sentencing factors identified by the Court of Appeal when sentencing for persistent family violence, and cannot treat the difficulty of detoxifying from alcohol in custody (compared to the community) as a mitigating factor; the relevant comparison for custodial hardship is between the offender and other prisoners, not between custody and the community.
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