Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
33Offender not to be released if serving another sentence
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33 Offender not to be released if serving another sentence etc (1) An offender must not be released under section 31 or section 32 if— (a) on the release date for the offender’s sentence (the current sentence), the offender is subject to another sentence of imprisonment to be served by full-time detention; and (b) under the other sentence, the offender must be kept in full-time detention on or immediately after the release date for the current sentence.
(2) Also, the offender must not be released under section 31 or section 32 if, on the release date for the current sentence, the offender is otherwise required to be kept in custody in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory.
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