Where fresh evidence establishes a post-sentence terminal illness diagnosis, the appropriate course under Commonwealth sentencing law is to retain the head sentence reflecting the gravity of the offence and reduce the non-parole period to enable immediate parole eligibility, rather than reducing the head sentence to 3 years or less to access a recognizance release order under s 19AC of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth).
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