53AAggregate sentences of imprisonment

#### 53A Aggregate sentences of imprisonment 53A Aggregate sentences of imprisonment > > (1) A court may, in sentencing an offender for more than one offence, impose an aggregate sentence of imprisonment with respect to all or any 2 or more of those offences instead of imposing a separate sentence of imprisonment for each. > > > (2) A court that imposes an aggregate sentence of imprisonment under this section on an offender must indicate to the offender, and make a written record of, the following— > > > > > (a) the fact that an aggregate sentence is being imposed, > > > > > (b) the sentence that would have been imposed for each offence (after taking into account such matters as are relevant under Part 3 or any other provision of this Act) had separate sentences been imposed instead of an aggregate sentence. > > > (3) Subsection (2) does not limit any requirement that a court has, apart from that subsection, to record the reasons for its decisions. > > > (4) The term, and any non-parole period, set under this Division in relation to an aggregate sentence of imprisonment is not revoked or varied by a later sentence of imprisonment that the same or some other court subsequently imposes in relation to another offence. > > > (5) An aggregate sentence of imprisonment is not invalidated by a failure to comply with this section. > > **s 53A:** Ins 2010 No 136, Sch 2 \[14\]. Am 2014 No 59, Sch 1.4 \[1\].