Western Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995 - SECT 150A

150A .         Sentencing Amendment Act 2012 amendments, application of

        (1)         In this section —

        commencement means the coming into operation of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2012 section 4;

        sentencing includes the variation or substitution of a sentence.

        (2)         This Act, as amended by the Sentencing Amendment Act 2012 , applies to the sentencing after commencement of an offender for an offence —

            (a)         even if the offence was committed before commencement; and

            (b)         even if the offender was convicted before commencement; and

            (c)         even if the sentencing is as a result of an appeal against a sentence imposed before commencement.

        [Section 150A inserted: No. 42 of 2012 s. 6.]