55AMinimum non-parole periods for offences against persons

55A Minimum non-parole periods for offences against persons under 16 years (1) Subject to this section, if: (a) a court sentences an offender to be imprisoned for an offence against: (i) section 177(a), 181, 184, 186, 186B, 188, 208H, 208HA, 208HB, 208J, 208JA, 208JB, 208JC, 208JD, 208JE, 208JF, 208JG, 208JH, 208JI, 208LB, 208LC, 208LD or 208MA of the Criminal Code; or (ii) section 127, 130, 131, 131A, 132, 134, 188 or 192(4) of the Criminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023; and (b) the offender was an adult when the offence was committed; and (c) the offence was committed on a person who was under the age of 16 years; and (d) the sentence is not suspended in whole or part; the court must fix a period under section 53(1) of not less than 70% of the period of imprisonment that the offender is to serve under the (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where under section 53(1) the court considers that the fixing of a non-parole period is inappropriate. Sentencing Act 1995 43