I have a Gripe...

I read in the news recently about an Indonesian man who was convicted on a People Smuggling charge and given a mandatory sentence of 5 years.  The news article went into detail about how not only the Judge imposing the sentence thinks it is unjust, but also how the courts have no discretion in order to be able to take into account an individual's personal circumstances when sentencing people. This is of course not the first time that Australian law has included mandatory sentencing.