Gordon Wood has been jailed for at least 13 years for throwing his girlfriend off a Sydney cliff 13 years ago.
On Thursday, Justice Graham Barr set a maximum term of 17 years and four months for Wood, the former driver for flamboyant stockbroker Rene Rivkin.
The 46-year-old was found guilty in the NSW Supreme Court last month of murdering Caroline Byrne, 24, at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney's east, on June 7, 1995.
The judge backdated the sentence to include time Wood had spent in custody in the UK, where he was arrested in 2006, and since he was taken into custody after the guilty verdict.
The earliest date he will be eligible for release on parole is in October, 2021.
The judge said he was not satisfied the murder was premeditated and concluded it had been committed "in a rage".
He said he was satisfied that when Wood and Ms Byrne went to The Gap, their relations were "affable" and Wood had no thoughts of violence.
Justice Barr said he was satisfied the violence erupted after the couple engaged in a long and bitter argument, which went on during the evening and ended somewhere near the fence at the clifftop from which Ms Byrne was thrown.
There were more than 100 people in the public gallery for the sentencing on Thursday, including Wood's family and a large number of supporters.
Wood has indicated he will be appealing against his conviction.
Meanwhile, Ms Byrne's father says his family is satisfied with the 13-year minimum jail term.
Speaking after Wood was sentenced, Tony Byrne said all his family had wanted was the truth to come out about his daughter's death, and Wood's penalty was never a major issue.
However, Wood's family said they were devastated by the sentence because an innocent man had been convicted.
His sister Jacqueline Schmidt questioned how an innocent man could spend 13 minutes in jail, let alone 13 years.
"This case is riddled with doubt. Firstly, was it suicide or murder? There is not any conclusive evidence to show that a crime was committed," she said.
While the public gallery was full, the atmosphere for Justice Graham Barr's sentencing was much less emotional than when the jury handed down its guilty verdict in November.
Wood appeared calm and acknowledged his many supporters in the gallery.