Western Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995 - SECT 150AB

150AB .         Application of Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 amendments about circumstances of aggravation

        (1)         In this section —

        commencement means the coming into operation of the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Part 4 Division 2.

        (2)         This Act, as amended by the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Part 4 Division 2, applies to the determination under section 146 of whether an offence was committed in circumstances of aggravation —

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

            (b)         even if the offender pleaded guilty before commencement; and

            (c)         even if the determination has arisen as a result of an appeal against a sentence imposed before commencement.

        [Section 150AB inserted: No. 45 of 2016 s. 47.]