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104ABSavings and transitional provisions in relation to Sentencing Amendment (Phasing Out Of Suspended Sentences) Act 2017
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### 104AB Savings and transitional provisions in relation to Sentencing Amendment (Phasing Out Of Suspended Sentences) Act 2017
> [*\[Section 104AB Inserted by No. 51 of 2017, s. 18, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS18@EN)
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> > (1) In this section –
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> > > ***amending Act*** means the [Sentencing Amendment (Phasing Out Of Suspended Sentences) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-051) .
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> > (2) A provision of this Act, as inserted or amended by the amending Act, applies in relation to –
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> > > > (a) a court imposing a sentence on an offender in relation to an offence; or
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> > > > (b) a court making an order in relation to an offence or offender or a breach of an order or sentence; or
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> > > > (c) a person or court taking an action under this Act in relation to an offence or a breach of an order or a sentence –
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> > whether the offence or breach was committed before or after the day on which the provision is inserted or amended.
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> > (3) A sentence or order imposed or made before the day on which a provision of this Act is amended, repealed or substituted by the amending Act is not to be taken to be invalid by reason only that, after that day, a court could not, under this Act, have imposed the sentence or made the order.