59Court may vary commencement of sentence on quashing or varying other sentence

#### 59 Court may vary commencement of sentence on quashing or varying other sentence 59 Court may vary commencement of sentence on quashing or varying other sentence > > (1) A court that quashes or varies a sentence of imprisonment imposed on a person (on appeal or otherwise) may vary the date of commencement of any other sentence that has been imposed on that person by that or any other court. > > > (2) If a person is subject to two or more sentences, this section applies to each of them. > > > (3) A court may vary a sentence under this section on its own initiative or on the application of a party to the proceedings on the quashing or variation of the other sentence. > > > (4) An appeal does not lie merely because the date of commencement of a sentence is varied under this section. > > > (5) The term of a sentence, or the non-parole period of a sentence, cannot be varied under this section. > > **s 59:** Am 2003 No 27, Sch 6 \[2\]–\[5\].