(1)The High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
Section history
Section 303 — Sentences
As in force on 10 March 2014.
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- 2 January 2011 Enacted
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(2)Subject to this Code and any other written law, a District Court may pass any of the following sentences:
(a)imprisonment not exceeding 10 years;
(b)fine not exceeding $30,000;
(c)caning not exceeding 12 strokes;
(d)any other lawful sentence, including a combination of the sentences it is authorised by law to pass.
(3)Subject to this Code and any other written law, a Magistrate’s Court may pass any of the following sentences:
(a)imprisonment not exceeding 3 years;
(b)fine not exceeding $10,000;
(c)caning not exceeding 6 strokes;
(d)any other lawful sentence, including a combination of the sentences it is authorised by law to pass.