The maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by s 153A of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) does not apply to contempt, and the parole provisions of that Act do not apply to contemnors. UCPR r 930(2) merely expands the range of available penalties to include community-based orders but does not make a contemnor an 'offender' for all purposes under the Penalties and Sentences Act. The court retains inherent power to make allowance for time served on remand when fixing a contempt penalty.
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