SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 7 Fixed terms: sentences of 6 months or less
This legislation has been repealed.
SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 7
Fixed terms: sentences of 6 months or less7 Fixed terms: sentences of 6 months or less
(1) A court may not set minimum and additional terms for an offence if they would together not exceed 6 months.
(2) In that case, the court is required to set a fixed term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months that the person must serve for the offence.