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Youth Justice Act 2005
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125 Aggregate sentences of detention or imprisonment
(1) If the Court finds a youth guilty of 2 or more offences arising out of
the same incident or course of conduct, the Court may impose one
term of detention or imprisonment in respect of both or all of those
(2) The term of detention or imprisonment must not exceed the lesser
of:
(a) the maximum term that could be imposed if a separate term
were imposed in respect of each offence; or
(b) for a youth who:
(i) has turned 15 years of age – 2 years; or
(ii) is under 15 years of age – 12 months.
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(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if one of the offences is a violent
offence, or a sexual offence, within the meaning of the Sentencing
Act 1995.