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Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
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#### 7 Intensive correction orders
7 Intensive correction orders
> > (1) A court that has sentenced an offender to imprisonment in respect of 1 or more offences may make an intensive correction order directing that the sentence or sentences be served by way of intensive correction in the community.
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> > (2) If the court makes an intensive correction order directing that a sentence of imprisonment be served by way of intensive correction in the community, the court is not to set a non-parole period for the sentence.
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> > (3) This section does not apply to an offender who is under the age of 18 years.
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> > (4) This section is subject to the provisions of Part 5.
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> Among other matters, Part 5 provides that a single offence cannot be the subject of an intensive correction order if the imprisonment imposed exceeds 2 years, and that multiple offences cannot be the subject of an intensive correction order or orders if the imprisonment imposed exceeds 3 years.
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> **s 7:** Ins 2010 No 48, Sch 1 \[8\]. Subst 2017 No 53, Sch 1 \[7\].