# Sentencing for offences

> act-s5AB — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

5AB Sentencing for offences
               The provisions of this Act and the regulations apply no differently
               in relation to a single sentence imposed by a court in respect of 2 or
               more offences to the way in which those provisions apply in
               relation to a sentence imposed by a court in respect of a single
               offence.
               Example: Paragraph 501(7)(c) applies in relation to a person sentenced to a term
                        of imprisonment of 12 months or more. Because of this section, that
                        paragraph applies in relation to a person sentenced to such a term,
                        whether the sentence is imposed for a single offence or for 2 or more
                        offences.