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Sentencing Act 1995
133Community based orders and community custody orders for
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133 Community based orders and community custody orders for
pre-commencement offences
To avoid doubt, a court may make a community based order or
community custody order for an offender for an offence committed
before the commencement of this section.
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Legislation Amendment Act 2014
134 Application of section 64 to offences committed before
(1) Section 64, as amended by the Justice and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2014, applies only in relation to a sentence of
imprisonment, or commitment to prison, for an offence committed
before the commencement of this section (commencement) if:
(a) the sentence is imposed in proceedings in which a court starts
hearing sentencing submissions after commencement; or
(b) the commitment is imposed in a hearing under section 15(4)
that starts after commencement.
(2) Section 64, as in force before commencement, continues to apply
in relation to a sentence of imprisonment, or commitment to prison,
for an offence committed before commencement if:
(a) the sentence is imposed in proceedings in which a court
started hearing sentencing submissions before
commencement; or
(b) the commitment is imposed in a hearing under section 15(4)
that started before commencement.