Catchwords
Criminal law – Appeal - Appeal against sentence - Appeal by Crown - Where s 669A(1) of Criminal Code (Q) permitted appeal by Attorney-General against sentence and provided that appellate court "may in its unfettered discretion vary the sentence and impose such sentence as to the Court seems proper" - Where appellate court increased sentence without identifying any error by sentencing judge - Whether Crown must demonstrate error by sentencing judge before discretion to vary sentence enlivened.
Words and phrases – "appeal", "unfettered discretion".
Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Q) – s 14A(1).
Criminal Code (Q) – s 669A(1).