71Prisoner subject to more than one non-parole period or other minimum term

71 Prisoner subject to more than one non-parole period or other minimum term

(1)  In this section –[Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 2002, s. 11, Applied:01 Oct 2002] [Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 10 of 2023, s. 4, Applied:30 Sep 2023]

[Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 10 of 2023, s. 4, Applied:30 Sep 2023] designated sentence – see subsection (1A) ;

minimum term, in relation to a designated sentence, means –

(a) in the case of a sentence to which a non-parole period is applicable, that non-parole period; or

(b) in any other case, the sentence itself.

(1A)  [Section 71 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 10 of 2023, s. 4, Applied:30 Sep 2023] For the purposes of this section, a sentence imposed on a person is a designated sentence if, subject to subsection (6) , the sentence is a sentence of imprisonment –

(a) to which a non-parole period is applicable; or

(b) to which an order under section 17(2)(a) of the Sentencing Act 1997 is applicable; or

(c) in respect of which the person is ineligible for parole by operation of section 17(3A) of the Sentencing Act 1997 .

(2)  If, at any time, a person is subject to 2 or more designated sentences –

(a) the minimum terms relating to those designated sentences, subject to subsections (3) and (4) , are to be cumulative upon, or concurrent with, each other in like manner as the sentences to which they relate; and