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Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
60HTime limit for imposition of final sentence
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#### 60H Time limit for imposition of final sentence
60H Time limit for imposition of final sentence
> > (1) A final sentence must be imposed on an offender who is the subject of a provisional sentence before the expiry of the initial custodial period.
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> > (2) The expiry of the initial custodial period is—
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> > > (a) the date that is 5 years after the date the provisional sentence is imposed, or
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> > > (b) the date that is one year before the date the non-parole period (if any) for the provisional sentence ends,
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> > whichever happens first.
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> > (3) A final sentence is not invalid merely because it is imposed after the expiry of the initial custodial period.
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> **ss 60B–60I:** Ins 2013 No 7, Sch 1 \[1\].