What the official record says
This Act is the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force 6 months after Royal assent. However, come into force on the day after Royal assent. This Part amends the Sentencing Act 2002. In section 4(1), definition of , after , insert . In section 4(1), insert, in its appropriate alphabetical order: has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 In section 8, insert as subsections (2) and (3): In addition, in sentencing an offender for a stage-2 offence or a stage-3 offence, the court must, if a manifestly unjust exception applies, nevertheless regard the offence as worthy of a stern sentencing response. In this section,— means an exception set out in 86S(2) has the same meaning as in has the same meaning as in . After section 8