Criminal Code Act 1924
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389 Sentences
[Section 389 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 43, s. 3 ][Section 389 Amended by No. 77 of 1968, s. 5 ][Section 389 Amended by No. 62 of 1973, s. 2 ][Section 389 Amended by No. 9 of 1989, s. 7 ][Section 389 Amended by No. 4 of 1994, s. 9 ]
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(3) [Section 389 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] Subject to the provisions of the Sentencing Act 1997 or of any other statute, and except where otherwise expressly provided, the punishment for any crime shall be by imprisonment for 21 years, or by fine, or by both such punishments, and shall be such as the judge of the court of trial shall think fit in the circumstances of each particular case.
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