Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 11

Section 60AZC

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60AZC     Constitution of Court to withdraw sentence indication, sentence or give later sentence indication

    (1)     The Court may be constituted otherwise than as required by section 60AW(4)(a) or 60AZ(2)(a) if the Judge who constituted the Court that gave the sentence indication is unable to withdraw the sentence indication or impose the sentence.

    (2)     The Court may be constituted otherwise than as mentioned in section 60AZB(2)(a) if the Judge who constituted the Court that gave the original sentence indication is unable to give the later sentence indication.

    (2)     For this section, a Judge is unable to withdraw the sentence indication, impose the sentence or give the later sentence indication if the Judge:

    (a)     has died or ceased to hold office; or

    (b)     is, by reason of illness, injury or other cause, unlikely to be able to constitute the Court within a reasonable time.