South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts8—Amendment of section 30—Commencement of sentences and non-parole
periods
Section 30(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:
(2) If a defendant has
spent time in custody in respect of an offence for which the defendant is
subsequently sentenced to imprisonment, the court may, when sentencing the
defendant, take into account the time already spent in custody and—
(a) make
an appropriate reduction in the term of the sentence; or
(b)
direct that the sentence will be taken to have commenced—
(i)
on the day on which the defendant was taken into custody;
or
(ii)
on a date specified by the court that occurs after the
day on which the defendant was taken into custody but before the day on which
the defendant is sentenced.