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### 24 Suspended sentence to be conditional
> [*\[Section 24 Substituted by No. 76 of 2009, s. 31, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2009-076#GS31@EN)
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> > (1) If a court makes an order suspending the whole or a part of a sentence of imprisonment, the order is subject to the condition that the offender does not commit another offence punishable by imprisonment during the period the order is in force.
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> > (2) In addition to the conditions specified in [subsection (1)](#GS24@Gs1@EN) , an order suspending the whole or a part of a sentence of imprisonment may be subject to any one or more of the following conditions:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (2) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 9, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS9@Hpa@EN) that the offender is to perform community service for the number of hours, specified in the order, that are within a period specified in the order;
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> > > > (b) that the offender is subject to the supervision of a probation officer;
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> > > > (c) that the offender is required to undertake a rehabilitation program;
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> > > > (d) any other condition as the court considers necessary or expedient.
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> > (3) A condition imposed under [subsection (1)](#GS24@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS24@Gs2@EN) may in itself be made subject to any condition as the court considers necessary or expedient.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (4) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 9, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS9@Hpb@EN) If a suspended sentence is, before the commencement of [section 27Y](#GS27Y@EN) , made conditional on the performance of community service, the following sections apply with such modifications as are necessary and, in particular, a reference to a community service order in those sections is taken to be a reference to the condition imposing community service:
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> > > > (a) [section 28(b)](#GS28@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS28@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS28@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS28@Hpe@EN) , [(f)](#GS28@Hpf@EN) and [(g)](#GS28@Hpg@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) [sections 30](#GS30@EN) , [31](#GS31@EN) , [32](#GS32@EN) and [33](#GS33@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) [section 34(a)](#GS34@Hpa@EN) ;
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> > > > (d) [section 36A](#GS36A@EN) .
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> > (5) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (5) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 9, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS9@Hpc@EN) If a suspended sentence is, before the commencement of [Part 5B](#HP5B@EN) , made conditional on supervision of the offender by a probation officer, the following sections apply with such modifications as are necessary and, in particular, a reference to a probation order in those sections is taken to be a reference to the condition imposing probation:
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> > > > (a) [section 37(1)(b)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpe@EN) , [(f)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpf@EN) and [(g)](#GS37@Gs1@Hpg@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) [section 37(2)](#GS37@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS37@Gs3@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) [sections 38](#GS38@EN) , [39](#GS39@EN) and [40](#GS40@EN) .
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> > (5A) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (5A) inserted by No. 51 of 2017, s. 9, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS9@Hpd@EN) If a suspended sentence is, after the commencement of [Part 5B](#HP5B@EN) , made conditional on the performance of community service, the following sections apply with such modifications as are necessary and, in particular, a reference to a community correction order in those sections is taken to be a reference to the condition imposing community service:
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> > > > (a) [section 42AO(b)](#GS42AO@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS42AO@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS42AO@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS42AO@Hpe@EN) and [(f)](#GS42AO@Hpf@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) [section 42AP(1)(d)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpd@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) [section 42AQ(1)](#GS42AQ@Gs1@EN) , [(2)](#GS42AQ@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS42AQ@Gs3@EN) ;
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> > > > (d) [sections 42AR](#GS42AR@EN) , [42AS](#GS42AS@EN) and [42AT](#GS42AT@EN) ;
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> > > > (e) [sections 42AX](#GS42AX@EN) and [42AZ](#GS42AZ@EN) .
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> > (5B) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (5B) inserted by No. 51 of 2017, s. 9, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS9@Hpd@EN) If a suspended sentence is, after the commencement of [Part 5B](#HP5B@EN) , made conditional on supervision of the offender by a probation officer, the following sections apply with such modifications as are necessary and, in particular, a reference to a community correction order in those sections is taken to be a reference to the condition imposing probation:
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> > > > (a) [section 42AO(b)](#GS42AO@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS42AO@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS42AO@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS42AO@Hpe@EN) and [(f)](#GS42AO@Hpf@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) [section 42AP(1)(b)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(e)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpe@EN) , [(f)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpf@EN) , [(g)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpg@EN) , [(i)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpi@EN) and [(j)](#GS42AP@Gs1@Hpj@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) [section 42AQ(1)](#GS42AQ@Gs1@EN) , [(2)](#GS42AQ@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS42AQ@Gs3@EN) ;
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> > > > (d) [section 42AR](#GS42AR@EN) .
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> > (6) Nothing in this section is intended to affect the operation of [section 8(1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) .