The Sentencing Act 2002: monitoring the first year [pdf, 167 KB]
...officer and held his former girlfriend and her family hostage in their house. He refused to let Police assist the male officer who had been shot, even though there was a possibility he was still alive. Prior to the incident the defendant’s firearms licence had been revoked and he was on bail for other offending. He also showed no remorse at the time of offending. Luff was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 17-year minimum non-parole period even though there were mitigating factors such a...