Sentencing Amendment (Phasing Out Of Suspended Sentences) Act 2017
10Section 27 amended (Breach of order suspending sentence)
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10 Section 27 amended (Breach of order suspending sentence)
Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (4C)(c) "by order" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, by order";
(b) by omitting from subsection (4C)(d) "make" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, make";
(c) by omitting from subsection (4E)(c) "by order" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, by order";
(d) by omitting from subsection (4E)(d) "make" and substituting "if there are exceptional circumstances, make";
(e) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5) :
(5A) Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a substituted sentence imposed under this section may not include an order suspending all or part of a sentence of imprisonment.