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CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 133G Young offenders—sentences of imprisonment

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 133G

Young offenders—sentences of imprisonment

    (1)     This section applies if a court is sentencing a young offender to imprisonment under section 10.

Note     Section 10 allows a court to sentence an offender to imprisonment if satisfied that no other penalty is appropriate.

    (2)     The sentence of imprisonment must be a last resort and for the shortest appropriate term.

    (3)     The court must consider making a combination sentence consisting of—

        (a)     the sentence of imprisonment; and

        (b)     a good behaviour order with a supervision condition.

Note     There is no provision for the setting of a nonparole period for a sentence of imprisonment imposed on a young offender (see s 64 (2), def excluded sentence of imprisonment ).

    (4)     The court must not sentence the young offender to imprisonment for life.