Buckley v The Queen
Court of Appeal
Maxwell P and T Forrest JA
14/07/2022
[2022] VSCA 138
Criminal law — Mandatory sentencing — Whether ‘substantial and compelling circumstances’ which were ‘exceptional and rare’ — Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic), s 10AD
Criminal law — Sentencing principles — Mandatory sentencing contrary to contemporary sentencing jurisprudence — Community interest — Injustice — Need for reform
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