A probation order cannot be imposed during the operational period of a suspended sentence, even where such a combination would serve the interests of both the offender and the community. When considering whether it is unjust to activate the whole of a suspended sentence under s 147(2), the court must weigh the nature and seriousness of the breach offence, the disproportion between culpability for the breach and the consequence of full activation, and genuine rehabilitation efforts.
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