4 Nov 2004
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHEN RUNLIANG
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHEN RUNLIANG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAAR4/2004
The judge's order backdating the commencement of the burglary sentence to 1 March 2004 was not authorised by law; section 68 permits directions about commencement relative to other sentences but does not permit the form of backdating used here, and section 67A(1) ensured the custody periods were already credited so no loss occurred; accordingly the backdating order was quashed and a lawful sentence of twenty months imprisonment was imposed.