Corrections Act 1997
92BSavings and transitional provisions in relation to Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019
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92B Savings and transitional provisions in relation to Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019
[Section 92B Inserted by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:01 Nov 2020]
(1) In this section –
amending Act means the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019 .
(2) Section 86 , as inserted by section 4 of the amending Act, applies in relation to a prisoner, and to a sentence of imprisonment, whether or not he or she was a prisoner, or the sentence of imprisonment was imposed, before or after the day on which section 4 of that Act commences.
(3) Section 87 , as amended by section 5 of the amending Act, applies in relation to a prisoner, and to a sentence of imprisonment, whether or not he or she was a prisoner, or the sentence of imprisonment was imposed, before or after the day on which section 5 of that Act commences.
(4) Regulations that commence on or after the day on which section 6 of the amending Act commences may specify that any of the regulations in relation to the matters referred to in section 90(2)(d) or section 90(2)(da) apply in relation to –
(a) prisoners who were prisoners, sentences of imprisonment that were imposed, or behaviour that occurred, before the day on which section 6 of that Act commences; or
(b) prisoners who were prisoners, sentences of imprisonment that were imposed, or behaviour that occurred, after the day on which section 6 of that Act commences; or
(c) prisoners, sentences of imprisonment, or behaviour, whether or not the prisoners were prisoners, the sentences were imposed, or the behaviour occurred, before or after the day on which section 6 of that Act commences.