NTIn ForceAct
Youth Justice Act 2005
228Application of amendments
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 228
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Youth Justice Act 2005.
228 Application of amendments
(1) Section 87, as amended by the amending Act, applies if a youth is
sentenced by the Court to a further term of detention or
imprisonment after the commencement, even if the offence to which
the sentence relates was committed before the commencement.
(2) Section 130, as in force immediately before the commencement,
continues to apply in relation to a sentence, the service of which
was suspended under section 130 before the commencement, as if
the amending Act had not commenced.
amending Act means the Sentencing Legislation Amendment
Act 2015.
commencement means the commencement of the amending Act.