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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
106WConviction and sentencing of offenders for certain offences while compulsory drug treatment order is in force
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#### 106W Conviction and sentencing of offenders for certain offences while compulsory drug treatment order is in force
106W Conviction and sentencing of offenders for certain offences while compulsory drug treatment order is in force
> > (1) If an offender has been convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment (a new sentence) that is being served concurrently or partly concurrently with a sentence in relation to which the offender’s compulsory drug treatment order was made, the court that sentenced that offender is to refer the offender to the Drug Court to determine whether the offender’s compulsory drug treatment order should—
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> > > (a) be varied so as to apply also in relation to the new sentence, or
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> > > (b) be revoked.
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> > (2) The Drug Court may vary a compulsory drug treatment order so as to direct an offender to serve a new sentence of imprisonment by way of compulsory drug treatment detention.
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> > (3) Subject to subsection (4), the Drug Court must not vary a compulsory drug treatment order under this section unless the offender is an eligible convicted offender (within the meaning of the [Drug Court Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-150)).
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> > (4) Despite section 5A (1) (b) of the [Drug Court Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-150), the Drug Court may vary a compulsory drug treatment order under this section if the cumulative unexpired non-parole period for the offender’s term of imprisonment under all sentences in force is greater than 3 years but not more than 4 years.
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> **s 106W:** Ins 2004 No 42, Sch 3 \[4\]. Am 2014 No 45, Sch 2.1 \[4\] \[5\].