sec.160AAReduction of minimum period of imprisonment for particular offenders

### sec.160AA Reduction of minimum period of imprisonment for particular offenders This section applies if— a court is imposing a term of imprisonment on an offender for a prescribed offence committed with a serious organised crime circumstance of aggravation; and either— the term of imprisonment imposed is imprisonment for life; or the offender is serving a term of imprisonment for life; and section 13A or 13B applies for the sentence. See section 161S in relation to the application of sections 13A and 13B for the sentencing of an offender mentioned in paragraph (a) . The court may fix a date under section 160C or 160D that— reduces the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must otherwise serve under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 181 (2A) or (2B) or 181A (3) or (4) ; but does not reduce the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must serve under section 181 (2) or 181A (2) of that Act. Also, no date fixed by the court as mentioned in subsection (2) can reduce the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must serve under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 181 (2) or 181A (2) . This section applies despite section 160A (5) . In this section— prescribed offence see section 161N . s 160AA ins 2016 No. 62 s 277 (sec.160AA-ssec.1) This section applies if— a court is imposing a term of imprisonment on an offender for a prescribed offence committed with a serious organised crime circumstance of aggravation; and either— the term of imprisonment imposed is imprisonment for life; or the offender is serving a term of imprisonment for life; and section 13A or 13B applies for the sentence. See section 161S in relation to the application of sections 13A and 13B for the sentencing of an offender mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.160AA-ssec.2) The court may fix a date under section 160C or 160D that— reduces the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must otherwise serve under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 181 (2A) or (2B) or 181A (3) or (4) ; but does not reduce the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must serve under section 181 (2) or 181A (2) of that Act. (sec.160AA-ssec.3) Also, no date fixed by the court as mentioned in subsection (2) can reduce the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must serve under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 181 (2) or 181A (2) . (sec.160AA-ssec.4) This section applies despite section 160A (5) . (sec.160AA-ssec.5) In this section— prescribed offence see section 161N . - (a) a court is imposing a term of imprisonment on an offender for a prescribed offence committed with a serious organised crime circumstance of aggravation; and - (b) either— (i) the term of imprisonment imposed is imprisonment for life; or (ii) the offender is serving a term of imprisonment for life; and - (i) the term of imprisonment imposed is imprisonment for life; or - (ii) the offender is serving a term of imprisonment for life; and - (c) section 13A or 13B applies for the sentence. Note— See section 161S in relation to the application of sections 13A and 13B for the sentencing of an offender mentioned in paragraph (a) . - (i) the term of imprisonment imposed is imprisonment for life; or - (ii) the offender is serving a term of imprisonment for life; and - (a) reduces the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must otherwise serve under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 181 (2A) or (2B) or 181A (3) or (4) ; but - (b) does not reduce the minimum period of imprisonment the offender must serve under section 181 (2) or 181A (2) of that Act.