Remission of sentences relating to offences committed before 1 July 2014
50ZD.—(1)  This section applies to a prisoner whose sentence of imprisonment (not including any default sentence), consists wholly of terms of imprisonment imposed for an offence or offences all of which were committed before 1 July 2014.
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(2)  Section 50I applies to the prisoner, subject to the following modifications:
(a)the actual making of a remission order under that section is not required; and
(b)the sentence of the prisoner which, on 1 July 2014, has yet to be served is remitted on the day the Commissioner would have been required to make a remission order in respect of the prisoner under section 50I.
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(3)  To avoid doubt, Divisions 4 and 5 do not apply when a sentence is remitted under subsection (2)(b).
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(4)  Where a prisoner to whom this section applies has served 20 years of the prisoner’s sentence and the Commissioner is not required under section 50I to make a remission order in respect of the prisoner, the Minister must review the prisoner’s case in accordance with section 50J and may, in the Minister’s discretion, direct the Commissioner to make a remission order under section 50J.
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(5)  For the purposes of subsection (4), where a prisoner has served 20 years or more of the prisoner’s sentence on 1 July 2014, the Minister must review the prisoner’s case in accordance with section 50J as soon as practicable after 1 July 2014.
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(6)  When the Commissioner is directed by the Minister to make a remission order under section 50J read with subsection (4), Division 2 applies except that the remainder of the prisoner’s sentence is to be worked out as follows instead of in accordance with section 50K(3):
(a)first, work out the portion (in days) of the prisoner’s sentence that has not been served;
(b)second, work out the portion (in days) of the prisoner’s sentence —
(i)starting on the day on which the Commissioner would have been required to make a remission order under section 50I in respect of the prisoner if the Minister had not directed the Commissioner to make a remission order under section 50J; and
(ii)ending on the day the prisoner would have been released from prison if no remission order was made in respect of him or her;
(c)third, subtract the portion of the prisoner’s sentence worked out under paragraph (b) from the portion of the prisoner’s sentence worked out under paragraph (a).
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(7)  The portion of the prisoner’s sentence worked out under subsection (6)(b) is to be remitted upon the making of the remission order.
Illustration
     A prisoner is sentenced to 36 years’ imprisonment for various offences, all of which were committed before 1 July 2014. The sentence is ordered to take effect from 1 January 2013. While serving imprisonment the prisoner is sentenced to forfeiture of one month’s remission for a prison offence. The Minister reviews the prisoner’s case on 1 January 2033, when the prisoner has served 20 years of the prisoner’s sentence and directs the Commissioner to make a remission order under section 50J on the same date. The Commissioner would have been required to make a remission order under section 50I in respect of that prisoner on 1 February 2037, when the prisoner has served 24 years (comprising two‑thirds of his or her sentence) and one month (comprising the forfeiture of remission) of his or her sentence. Consequent to the remission order under section 50J, the prisoner’s sentence will be remitted save for a term of 4 years one month, which is the length of the period between the date of the remission order under section 50J and the date on which the Commissioner would have been required to make a remission order under section 50I. The term of 4 years one month will be suspended, and will be remitted upon the expiry of the remission order.
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