When calculating the 'period of imprisonment' under s 157(3) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) to determine whether a parole eligibility recommendation is required, a suspended sentence is to be treated as a term of imprisonment only for the unsuspended portion, not the full head sentence. The obligation under s 157(3) requires aggregation of the terms of imprisonment to which the offender is already subject and will be subject under the new sentence.
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