PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 163
Indefinite sentence—imposition
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 163
Indefinite sentence—imposition
163 Indefinite sentence—imposition
(1) A court may, instead of imposing a fixed term of imprisonment, impose an
indefinite sentence on an offender convicted of a qualifying offence on—
(a)
its own initiative; or
(b) an application made by counsel for the
prosecution.
(2) In imposing sentence under subsection (1) , the court must
state in its order the term of imprisonment (the
"nominal sentence" ) that it would have imposed had it not imposed an
indefinite sentence.
(3) Before a sentence is imposed under subsection (1) ,
the court must be satisfied—