Part 9A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), providing for serious violent offence declarations, does not apply to offences committed before its commencement on 1 July 1997, even where sentences are imposed after that date. Section 204(1) of the Act is a transitional provision applicable only to the Act as originally enacted and does not extend to subsequent amendments. The removal of parole eligibility prospects constitutes an increase in penalty within the meaning of s 11(2) of the Criminal Code and s 20C(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954.
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