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Sentencing Act 1991
69WSuspension by Secretary
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69W Suspension by Secretary
(1) The Secretary may suspend the operation of a fines work order or any condition of that order for a period.
(2) The Secretary may suspend an order or any condition of the order under subsection (1)—
(a) if the offender is ill; or
(b) in other exceptional circumstances.
(3) If the Secretary suspends the operation of an order or a condition of an order under subsection (1), the period of the suspension does not count in calculating the period for which the order is to remain in force.
S. 69X inserted by No. 32/2013 s. 47 (as amended by No. 77/2013 ss 45, 48).