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Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Sentencing for murder - Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment or imprisonment without parole

105: Appeal against imposition of minimum period of imprisonment

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"Challenging a minimum jail term: you can appeal if you don't agree with it"

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If you get a minimum period of imprisonment, you can appeal against it. For the purposes of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the order given under section 103 is considered a sentence. This means that the order can be appealed like any other sentence.

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Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Sentencing for murder: Imposition of minimum period of imprisonment or imprisonment without parole

105Appeal against imposition of minimum period of imprisonment

  1. For the purposes of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, an order under section 103 is a sentence.

Notes
  • Section 105: amended, on , by section 7 of the Sentencing Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 93).