R v BFC

[2026] QCA 8

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Sentence of imprisonment
4. › Supply of dangerous drugs into correctional facility
5. › Circumstance of aggravation
6. › Whether sentence manifestly excessive
7. › Whether domestic violence properly taken into account as mitigating factor
8. › Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), s 9(10B)(a)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Mitigating factors
4. › Domestic violence as mitigating factor
5. › Whether presence of domestic violence factor alters sentencing process of instinctive synthesis
6. › Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), s 9(10B)

Quick Take

Section 9(10B) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) requires the sentencing judge to take domestic violence into account as one factor in the instinctive synthesis for offences committed in the context of domestic violence; it does not mandate any particular weight or separate analytical step.

Case Details

Citation[2026] QCA 8

CourtQCA

JurisdictionQueensland

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