s. 6E imprisonment is justified, the Court, in determining the length of that sentence— (a) must regard the protection of the community from the offender as the principal purpose for which the sentence is imposed; and (b) may, in order to achieve that purpose, impose a sentence longer than that which is proportionate to the gravity of the offence considered in the light of its objective circumstances. 6E Sentences to be served cumulatively S. 6E inserted by No. 48/1997 Every term of imprisonment imposed by a court s. 6. on a serious offender for a relevant offence must, unless otherwise directed by the court, be served cumulatively on any uncompleted sentence or sentences of imprisonment imposed on that offender, whether before or at the same time as that term. 6F Serious offender status to be noted on record S. 6F inserted by No. 48/1997 (1) A court that sentences a serious offender for a s. 6. relevant offence must, at the time of doing so, cause to be entered in the records of the court in respect of that offence the fact that the offender was sentenced for it as a serious offender. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in the Evidence S. 6F(2) amended by Act 2008 or the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, a Nos 68/2009 statement of the fact that an offender was s. 97(Sch. item 110.8), sentenced for a relevant offence as a serious 69/2009 offender may be included in a certificate issued s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 51.1). under section 178 of the Evidence Act 2008 or in a criminal record filed under Division 2 of Part 5.8 of Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009. _______________
imprisonment is justified, the Court, in determining the length of that sentence— (a) must regard the protection of the community from the offender as the principal purpose for which the sentence is imposed; and (b) may, in order to achieve that purpose, impose a sentence longer than that which is proportionate to the gravity of the offence considered in the light of its objective circumstances. S. 6E inserted by No. 48/1997 s. 6. 6E Sentences to be served cumulatively Every term of imprisonment imposed by a court on a serious offender for a relevant offence must, unless otherwise directed by the court, be served cumulatively on any uncompleted sentence or sentences of imprisonment imposed on that offender, whether before or at the same time as that term. S. 6F inserted by No. 48/1997 s. 6. 6F Serious offender status to be noted on record s. 6E (1) A court that sentences a serious offender for a relevant offence must, at the time of doing so, cause to be entered in the records of the court in respect of that offence the fact that the offender was sentenced for it as a serious offender. S. 6F(2) amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 110.8), 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 51.1). (2) Despite anything to the contrary in the Evidence Act 2008 or the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, a statement of the fact that an offender was sentenced for a relevant offence as a serious offender may be included in a certificate issued under section 178 of the Evidence Act 2008 or in a criminal record filed under Division 2 of Part 5.8 of Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009. _______________
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