Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Act 2015 (153 of 2015)

Schedule 7   Sentencing and parole

Part 3   Remissions and reductions of sentences

Crimes Act 1914

8   Subsection 19AA(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) A law of a State or Territory that provides for the remission or reduction of State or Territory sentences applies in the same way to the remission or reduction of a federal sentence in a prison of that State or Territory.

(1A) However, the law does not remit or reduce the non-parole period or pre-release period in respect of the federal sentence (except as provided for by subsection (4)).