Section 57A — Sentencing Act 2002: Court may defer commencement date of sentence of community work
Text of the provision Official document
57A Court may defer commencement date of sentence of community work If a court imposes both a sentence of community work and a sentence of either intensive supervision or home detention, the court may defer the commencement of the sentence of community work for a specified period if, in its opinion, deferral is necessary to enable the offender to comply with— (a) in the case of a sentence of intensive supervision, any conditions imposed under section 54F , 54G , or 54I : (b) in the case of a sentence of home detention, any conditions imposed under section 80C or 80D . Section 57A: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 28 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).
Official source: legislation.govt.nz
Search case law on this topic
See judgments from New Zealand courts and tribunals with a plain-English summary and legal holding.
Explore case law →