Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts59. Order of service of sentences of imprisonment
(1) Where an offender has been sentenced to several terms of imprisonment in respect of any of which a non-parole period was fixed, the offender shall serve:
(a) the term or terms in respect of which a non-parole period was not fixed;
(b) the non-parole period; and
(c) unless and until released on parole, the balance of the term or terms after the end of the non-parole period,
in that order.
(2) Where, during the service of a sentence of imprisonment, a further sentence of imprisonment is imposed, service of the first-mentioned sentence shall, if necessary, be suspended in order that the sentences may be served in the order referred to in subsection (1).