Where a court has specified under s 21E(1)(b) that only the non-parole period was reduced on account of future assistance, and the offender fails entirely to cooperate, the mandatory substitution under s 21E(3)(a) applies only to the non-parole period, not the head sentence. The onus on the Crown to prove failure to cooperate without reasonable excuse must be discharged beyond reasonable doubt.
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