Where a sentence is ordered cumulative on a parole sentence under s 16(3B) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic), the order of service under s 15(1) means the offender serves any term without a non-parole period first, then the non-parole period of the new sentence, then the balance — which may produce a significantly shorter non-parole period than the arithmetic sum of the two sentences. Time spent in custody after arrest but while serving a pre-existing sentence does not count as pre-sentence detention under s 18.
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