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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Sentence calculation - Start date of sentence of imprisonment

77: Start date of notional single sentence

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"When many sentences are treated as one, the start date is the same as the first sentence's start date."

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When you have many sentences that are treated as one sentence, this is called a notional single sentence. The start date of this notional single sentence is the same as the start date of the first sentence in the group. You find the start date by looking at the first sentence in the series of sentences that make up the notional single sentence.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Sentence calculation: Start date of sentence of imprisonment

77Start date of notional single sentence

  1. The start date of a notional single sentence is the start date of the first sentence in the series of sentences that forms the notional single sentence.