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131Further sentence if detainee on parole
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131 Further sentence if detainee on parole
(a) a youth is sentenced in the Territory to a term of detention or
imprisonment for an offence that was committed while a
parole order under the Parole Act 1971 was in force for the
youth; and
(b) the parole order:
(i) was revoked by the Chairperson under section 5B(1)(b)
of the Parole Act 1971 before the youth was sentenced;
or
(ii) was cancelled by a court under section 6 of the Parole
Act 1971 before the youth was sentenced; or
(iii) is taken, under section 5D of the Parole Act 1971, to
have been revoked because of the sentence.
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(2) The Court must also order the youth to be detained or imprisoned
for:
(a) if the parole order was revoked or cancelled as mentioned in
subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii) – the term that the youth had not
served when released from detention under the parole order
minus the part of the term the youth served after the parole
order was revoked or cancelled; or
(b) otherwise – the term that the youth had not served when
released from detention under the parole order.
(3) The term of detention or imprisonment to be served in accordance
with subsection (2) starts at the end of the term of detention or
imprisonment to which the youth is sentenced for the offence
mentioned in subsection (1).
Chairperson, see section 3(1) of the Parole Act 1971.