Bsa v WA

[2025] WASCA 31

Western Australia Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal against sentence
3. › Sentencing for multiple offences
4. › Application of discounts for guilty pleas and cooperation with authorities
5. › Whether discounts to be applied to individual sentences or total effective sentence
6. › Sentencing Act 1995 (WA), s 9AA
7. › Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA), s 31(4)(a)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Drug trafficking offences
4. › Trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine
5. › Sentencing considerations for serious drug offences
6. › General and personal deterrence
7. › Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA), ss 6(1)(a), 6(1)(c), 33(1), 34(1)(a)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Discount for cooperation with law enforcement agencies
4. › Relevant factors in determining level of discount
5. › Nature and extent of cooperation
6. › Public benefit resulting from cooperation

Quick Take

Discounts for guilty pleas under s 9AA of the Sentencing Act 1995 (WA) and discounts for cooperation with law enforcement agencies must be applied to each individual sentence before considering cumulation, concurrency and totality, not to the total effective sentence.