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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.160DSentence for a serious violent offence or sexual offence
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### sec.160D Sentence for a serious violent offence or sexual offence
This section applies if the offender’s period of imprisonment includes a term of imprisonment for a serious violent offence or a sexual offence.
If the offender had a current parole eligibility date or current parole release date, the court must fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.
If subsection (2) does not apply, the court may fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.
A date fixed under subsection (2) must not be earlier than the current parole eligibility date or current parole release date.
See also section 160F .
s 160D ins 2006 No. 29 s 497
amd 2013 No. 31 s 59 ; 2013 No. 35 s 142E
(sec.160D-ssec.1) This section applies if the offender’s period of imprisonment includes a term of imprisonment for a serious violent offence or a sexual offence.
(sec.160D-ssec.2) If the offender had a current parole eligibility date or current parole release date, the court must fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.
(sec.160D-ssec.3) If subsection (2) does not apply, the court may fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.
(sec.160D-ssec.4) A date fixed under subsection (2) must not be earlier than the current parole eligibility date or current parole release date. See also section 160F .