Suspended sentences of any length may now be imposed concurrently with probation orders for different offences in Queensland. The prohibition established in R v Craig Hughes [2000] QCA 16 has been reversed. Section 92(1)(b) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) is facultative — it permits imprisonment and probation for one offence but does not prohibit other sentencing combinations for other offences. Courts should not recognise impediments to sentencing options beyond those expressly in the legislation or arising from impossibility of compliance or manifest inconsistency of purpose.
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