Catchwords

CRIMINAL LAW – PARICULAR OFFENCES – OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON – SEXUAL OFFENCES – where applicant pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a sexual relationship with a circumstance of aggravation, two counts of incest and two counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 – where applicant sentenced to concurrent sentences of eight years, six years and three years imprisonment respectively – where recommendation for consideration for post prison community based release after three years was made – whether sentence manifestly excessive

CRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION – JUDGEMENT AND PUNISHMENT – SENTENCE – factors to be taken into account – where offender in a de facto relationship with complainants natural mother – where offending took place in the family home over a two year period – where applicant has no relevant criminal history – where matter proceeded by way of ex officio indictment – whether sentence manifestly excessive