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Sentencing Act 2017
Div 8Effect of imprisonment for contempt
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Division 8—Effect of imprisonment for contempt
93—Effect of imprisonment for contempt
If a person is imprisoned for contempt of court—
(a) any sentence of imprisonment that the person has not yet begun to serve (and any non‑parole period in respect of that sentence) will not commence until the expiry of the period of imprisonment for contempt; and
(b) any sentence of imprisonment that the person is then serving (and any non‑parole period in respect of that sentence) ceases to run for the period of imprisonment for contempt.