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Taumoepeau v The Queen; Siaki v The Queen [2020] NSWCCA 200

appeal against sentence — attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border controlled drug offence contrary to s 307.5(1) and s 11.1(1) of the Commonwealth Criminal Code — offences relate to 47.597kg of pure cocaine — original sentence imposed 12 years’ and 6 months imprisonment with a 7 year and 6 month non-parole period for both offenders — guilty plea — s 16A(2)(g) — Xiao error established —re-sentence — 25% discount including utilitarian value of guilty plea— rehabilitation — s 16A(2)(n) — Co-offender 1 had to drop out of rehabilitative program because they became preoccupied with health of their father, who was diagnosed with throat cancer — separated from wife and daughter went back to biological parents — strong support from family, completed a Salvation Army Positive Lifestyle Program and engaged in Bush Gang program involving forest work — Co-offender 2 undertaken number of programs and several educational programs, hospitality course and participated in Defence Community Dog Program training dogs to be used to assist veterans with PTSD — sentence — imposed 10 years’ and 6 months imprisonment with a 6 year and 6 month non-parole period
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