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Serious Offenders Act 2018
18Commencement of supervision order
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18 Commencement of supervision order
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a supervision order commences—
(a) if the offender is serving a custodial sentence when the supervision order is made, on the day on which the offender completes the custodial sentence or any consecutive or concurrent custodial sentence, whichever is later; or
(b) if the offender is remanded in custody when the supervision order is made, on the day on which the offender is released from custody; or
(c) if the offender is in immigration detention when the supervision order is made, on the day on which the offender is released from immigration detention; or
(d) in any other case, on the date specified in the supervision order.
(2) A supervision order that has been renewed commences on the date specified in the renewed supervision order.