Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 62

    (1)     A sentence of imprisonment starts—

        (a)     on the day the sentence is imposed; or

        (b)     if an offender is not in custody—on the day the offender becomes subject to lawful custody.

    (2)     However, subsection (1) is subject to—

        (a)     the following provisions of this Act:

              (i)     section 31 (Combination sentences—start and end);

              (ii)     section 63 (Start of sentences—backdated sentences);

              (iii)     part 5.3 (Imprisonment—concurrent and consecutive sentences); and

        (b)     the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

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    (3)     A sentence of imprisonment that starts on a day starts at the beginning of that day.

    (4)     A sentence of imprisonment that ends on a day ends at the end of that day.

    (5)     In this section:

"sentence of imprisonment" does not include a sentence of imprisonment that is fully suspended.