The risk of visa cancellation and deportation under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) does not constitute 'exceptional circumstances' under s 9(4) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) absent evidence sufficient to permit sensible quantification of the risk and proof that deportation would in fact be a hardship; and a sentencing court should not craft a sentence for the purpose of avoiding the consequences of the Migration Act.
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