A recidivist Canberra child sex offender has won the rare right to a High Court appeal, with his lawyers convincing the nation's top judges to examine the controversial issue of mandatory minimum sentences.
Raymond James Choi Hurt, aged in his mid-30s, is currently behind bars serving his second sentence for child abuse material offences.
As a repeat offender in relation to the possession of child abuse material, Hurt found himself subject to a mandatory minimum jail sentence of four years under federal laws passed in 2020.
