18AIndefinite sentence

18A Indefinite sentence (1) If a person (other than a young person) is convicted by the Supreme Court or the County Court of a serious offence, the court may sentence him or her to an indefinite term of imprisonment. (2) A court must not fix a non-parole period in respect of an indefinite sentence. (3) The court must specify in the order imposing an indefinite sentence a nominal sentence of a period equal in length to the non-parole period that it would have fixed had the court sentenced the offender to be imprisoned in respect of the serious offence for a fixed term. (4) An offender serving an indefinite sentence is not eligible to be released on parole. (5) A court may impose an indefinite sentence— (a) on its own initiative; or (b) on an application made by the Director of Public Prosecutions. (6) A court may impose an indefinite sentence in respect of a serious offence regardless of the maximum penalty prescribed for the offence. S. 18A(7) substituted by No. 26/2014 s. 432. (7) If a court is considering imposing an indefinite sentence on an offender it must also consider whether section 94B applies and, if it considers that it does apply, the court must make a Court Secure Treatment Order under section 94B. S. 18B inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 9.