Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 32

    (1)     If, under a territory law, an offender is liable to imprisonment for life, a court may nevertheless impose a sentence of imprisonment for a stated term.

    (2)     If, under a territory law, an offender is liable to imprisonment for a stated term, a court may nevertheless impose a sentence of imprisonment for a lesser term.

    (3)     If, under a territory law, an offender is liable to a fine of a stated amount, a court may nevertheless make a fine order for a lesser amount.

    (4)     This section—

        (a)     is not limited by any other provision of this chapter; and

        (b)     does not limit any discretion the court has, apart from this section, about the imposition of penalties.