Let me say something that might surprise you, coming from a criminal defence lawyer: I understand why this Bill exists. The New South Wales Government has introduced the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Good Character at Sentencing) Bill 2026, legislation that would abolish good character as a formal mitigating factor at sentencing across every criminal offence in this state. I understand why it exists not as an abstraction, but because I have sat across from the surv