Sentencing Act 1995
46Duration of order and day order commences
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 46
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Sentencing Act 1995.
46 Duration of order and day order commences (1) An intensive community correction order commences: (a) on the day that the order is made; or (b) if the order is made at the same time that another sentence of imprisonment for another offence is imposed on the offender – immediately after the offender is released from custody under that other sentence. (2) An intensive community correction order may not commence on a day before the order is made.
Sentencing Act 1995 30 (3) The period an intensive community correction order is in force must not exceed 2 years. (4) A court may consider any period of time the offender was remanded in custody for the offence in determining the period the order is in force.