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Sentencing Act 1995
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1995 Act means the *Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995*.
(2) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 82 of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the sentence referred to in section 82, then on and after commencement section 82 continues to apply but —
(a) the references to the *Sentencing Act 1995* and the *Sentence Administration Act 1995* are to be read as references to those Acts as they would have applied had the sentencing amendments not come into operation; and
(b) clause 7 of this Schedule applies to the person.
(3) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 83 of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the sentence referred to in section 83, then on and after commencement section 83, other than paragraphs (a) and (c), continues to apply but —
(a) any release of the person on parole in respect of the sentence is to be by means of a parole order made under Part 3 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*; and
(b) Part 3 Divisions 6 to 11 and Parts 4 to 10 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003* apply to and in respect of the person and the parole order.
(4) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 84 of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the sentence referred to in section 84, then on and after commencement section 84 continues to apply but —
(a) the references to the *Sentencing Act 1995* and the *Sentence Administration Act 1995* are to be read as references to those Acts as they would have applied had the sentencing amendments not come into operation; and
(b) clauses 5(2) and 7 of this Schedule apply to the person.
(5) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 86 of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the sentence referred to in section 86, then on and after commencement section 86, other than paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), continues to apply but —
(a) any release of the person on parole in respect of the sentence is to be by means of a parole order made by the Governor under Part 3 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*;
(b) the parole period for the parole order is that provided by section 25(3) of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*; and
(c) Part 3 Divisions 6 to 11 and Parts 4 to 10 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003* apply to and in respect of the person and the parole order.
(6) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 87 of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the sentence referred to in section 87, then on and after commencement section 87, other than paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), continues to apply but —
(a) any release of the person on parole in respect of the sentence is to be by means of a parole order made by the Governor under Part 3 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*;
(b) the parole period for the parole order is that provided by section 26(3) of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*; and
(c) Part 3 Divisions 6 to 11 and Parts 4 to 10 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003* apply to and in respect of the person and the parole order.
(7) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 88(1) of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the order referred to in section 88(1), then on and after commencement section 88(1) continues to apply but the reference to the *Sentence Administration Act 1995* is to be read as a reference to the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*.
(8) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 90(1) of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the order referred to in section 90(1), then on and after commencement section 90 continues to apply but the reference to the *Sentence Administration Act 1995* is to be read as a reference to the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*.
(9) If immediately before commencement a person to whom section 91(1) of the 1995 Act applies is in custody subject to the direction or sentence referred to in section 91(1), then on and after commencement section 91, other than paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 91(1), continues to apply but —
(a) any release of the person on parole in respect of the sentence is to be by means of a parole order made by the Governor under Part 3 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*;
(b) the parole period for the parole order is that provided by section 27(3) of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003*; and
(c) Part 3 Divisions 6 to 11 and Parts 4 to 10 of the *Sentence Administration Act 2003* apply to and in respect of the person and the parole order.
*[****14.*** *Deleted: No. 49 of 2008 s. 5.]*