Victorian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1991 - SECT 15

    (1)     If an offender has been sentenced to several terms of imprisonment in respect of any of which a non-parole period was fixed, the offender must serve—

        (a)     firstly, any term or terms in respect of which a non-parole period was not fixed;

        (b)     secondly, the non-parole period;

        (c)     thirdly, unless and until released on parole, the balance of the term or terms after the end of the non-parole period.

    (2)     If during the service of a sentence a further sentence is imposed, service of the first-mentioned sentence must, if necessary, be suspended in order that the sentences may be served in the order referred to in subsection (1).