A Crim R 145 . Commonwealth Sentencing: Generally Where the total sentence is 6 months or less the court is not obliged to make a recognizance order. Where the total federal sentences are 3 years or less a recognizance release order must be fixed: s. 19AC . Otherwise a non-parole period must be fixed. The non-parole period for Commonwealth offences is generally under 75% of the total: Von Giese (1994) PD [279], Bee forth (1996) PD [23], Stitt (1998) 5 Crim LN [908] In Bernier (1998) 102 A Crim R 44 the CCA said the range for NPPs was 60-66.6% (see also Regina v Jones and Hili [2010] NSWCCA 108 ). In Paull (1990) 20 NSWLR 427 at 435 and Acosta [1999] NSWCCA 334 it was held that a non-parole period set at 75% of the total sentence should be reserved for the worst class of case. However, note the strange decision of Bick [2006] NSWCCA 408 . The High Court has said that it is an error to regard the range of 60 to 66% as a 'norm' or a 'starting point': Hili and Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 esp at paras [36] and [44]. For certain Commonwealth offences (notably terrorism offences) there is a minimum non-parole period of 75% of the head sentences: 19AG Crimes Act . Commonwealth Sentencing: Abolition of 16G As from 16 January 2003, s. 16G and 19AG have been abolished. These provisions provided that in states like where NSW where remissions have