Supreme Court Act 1970
69DCourt may confirm conviction, order or sentence
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69D Court may confirm conviction, order or sentence
69D Court may confirm conviction, order or sentence
(1) The Supreme Court may order that a conviction, order or sentence that is the subject of proceedings, or any part of it—
(a) is to take effect on and from a day specified in the order, or
(b) in the case of a sentence that has been served in part, is to recommence on and from a day specified in the order,
including a day specified by reference to a future event.
(2) The order has effect even though a stay of execution may have been in force in respect of the sentence that is the subject of the proceedings.
s 69D: Ins 1998 No 137, Sch 2.24 [1]. Am 2020 No 31, Sch 1.10[2] [3].