Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 (NO. 58 OF 2005) - SECT 70

    (1)     This part applies to a sentence of imprisonment (a primary sentence ) imposed by a court on an offender if—

        (a)     any of the following apply in relation to the offender:

              (i)     when the primary sentence is imposed, the offender is serving another sentence of imprisonment (an existing sentence );

              (ii)     the offender has been sentenced to another sentence of imprisonment (also an existing sentence ) but, when the primary sentence is imposed, the other sentence has not yet started;

              (iii)     the offender is sentenced to another sentence of imprisonment (also an existing sentence ) in the same proceeding; and

        (b)     the existing sentence is for an offence against a territory law; and

        (c)     the primary sentence is not fully suspended.

    (2)     In this section:

"sentence of imprisonment"—

        (a)     does not include any nonparole period that has been set for the primary sentence; but

        (b)     includes an order committing a young person to an institution under the Children and Young People Act 1999 , section 96 (1) (k) or (l).