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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 21E
21E Director of Public Prosecutions may appeal against
reductions where promised co-operation with law enforcement
agencies refused
- (1)
- Where a federal sentence, or a federal non-parole
period, is reduced by the court imposing the sentence or
fixing the non-parole period because the offender has
undertaken to co-operate with law enforcement agencies in
proceedings, including confiscation proceedings, relating
to any offence, the court must:
- (a)
- if the sentence imposed is reduced—specify that
the sentence is being reduced for that reason and
state the sentence that would have been imposed but
for that reduction; and
- (b)
- if the non-parole period is reduced—specify that
the non-parole period is being reduced for that reason
and state what the period would have been but for that
reduction.
- (2)
- Where:
- (a)
- a federal sentence is imposed or a federal
non-parole period is fixed; and
- (b)
- the sentence or non-parole period is reduced because
the offender has undertaken to co-operate with law
enforcement agencies as described in subsection (1);
and
- (c)
- after sentence, the offender, without reasonable
excuse, does not co-operate in accordance with the
undertaking;
the Director of Public Prosecutions may, at any time while
the offender is under sentence, if the Director of Public
Prosecutions is of the opinion that it is in the interests of
the administration of justice to do so, appeal against the
inadequacy of the sentence or of the non-parole period.
- (3)
- Where an appeal is begun under this section against the
inadequacy of a sentence, or of a non-parole period, that
was reduced because of a person's undertaking to
co-operate with law enforcement agencies, the court
hearing the appeal:
- (a)
- if it is satisfied that the person has failed
entirely to co-operate in accordance with the
undertaking—must substitute for the reduced sentence
or reduced non-parole period the sentence, or
non-parole period, that would have been imposed on, or
fixed in respect of, the person but for that
reduction; and
- (b)
- if it is satisfied that the person has failed in
part to co-operate in accordance with the
undertaking—may substitute for the reduced sentence
or reduced non-parole period such a sentence, or such
a non-parole period, not exceeding in length the
sentence that could be imposed, or the non-parole
period that could be fixed, under paragraph (a),
as it thinks appropriate.
- (4)
- In subsection (1):
confiscation proceedings includes a reference to
proceedings for forfeiture orders, pecuniary penalty
orders and restraining orders under the Proceeds
of Crime Act 1987 and to restraining orders and
pecuniary penalty orders under Part XIII of the Customs
Act 1901 .
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