The Court convicted the offender of arson and imposed a 12-month sentence of imprisonment backdated to allow immediate release, given the offender had already spent 19 months in custody on remand. No non-parole period was set because the head sentence had effectively already been served. The Court assessed rehabilitation prospects as poor given the offender's recurrent pattern of offending linked to drug and alcohol abuse, notwithstanding completion of certificates while in custody.
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