Sentencing Factors are found in [[Section 5 - Sentencing Guidelines]]. # Factors | Section | Wording | | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | (2)(a) | the *maximum penalty* prescribed for the offence; and | | (2)(ab) | the *standard sentence*, if any, for the offence; and | | (2)(b) | *current sentencing practices*; and | | (2)(c) | the *nature* and *gravity* of the offence; and | | (2)(d) | the offender's *culpability* and degree of responsibility for the offence; and | | (2)(daaa) | whether the offence was motivated (wholly or partly) by *hatred* for or *prejudice* against a group of people with common characteristics with which the victim was associated or with which the offender believed the victim was associated; and | | (2)(daa) | the *impact* of the offence on any *victim* of the offence; and | | (2)(da) | the *personal circumstances of any victim* of the offence; and | | (2)(db) | any *injury*, *loss* or *damage* resulting directly from the offence; and | | (2)(e) | whether the offender pleaded *guilty* to the offence and if so, the stage in the proceedings at which the offender did so or indicated an intention to do so; and | | (2)(f) | the offender's *previous character*; and | | (2)(g) | the presence of any *aggravating* or *mitigating* *factors* concerning the offender or of any other relevant circumstances. |