Under s 155 of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), sentences are served concurrently with existing imprisonment unless the court otherwise orders; the mandatory cumulative requirement in s 156A applies only to the sentence for the schedule 1 offence, not to all sentences imposed at the same hearing. Where a sentencing judge's oral reasons and pronouncement in court do not accord with the judgment record, the oral reasons prevail and the discrepancy constitutes an error warranting appellate correction.
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