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CurrentAggregate sentences of detention or imprisonment
Part 6Disposition by Court
Division 11Miscellaneous matters
125 Aggregate sentences of detention or imprisonment
(1)
If the Court finds a youth guilty of 2 or more offences arising out of the same incident or course of conduct, the Court may impose one term of detention or imprisonment in respect of both or all of those offences.
(2)
The term of detention or imprisonment must not exceed the lesser of:
(a)
the maximum term that could be imposed if a separate term were imposed in respect of each offence; or
(b)
for a youth who:
(i)
has turned 15 years of age – 2 years; or
(ii)
is under 15 years of age – 12 months.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply if one of the offences is a violent offence, or a sexual offence, within the meaning of the Sentencing Act 1995.
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