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Criminal Code Amendment (Life Prisoners and Dangerous Criminals) Act 1994
8Right to apply for resentencing
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8 Right to apply for resentencing
(1) An existing life prisoner may apply to the Supreme Court to be resentenced.
(2) An existing life prisoner who applies to be resentenced under this Part remains under the prisoner's original sentence until –
(a) if no appeal is lodged against the sentence imposed by way of resentencing – the end of the appeal period; or
(b) if an appeal is lodged against the sentence imposed by way of resentencing – the determination of the appeal.