Offences requiring at least a Minimum Term in custody

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“Mandatory minimum terms apply in a number of circumstances. These include a third conviction for domestic burglary; a third conviction for a Class A Drug Trafficking offence; a conviction for certain firearms offences; a conviction for making threats with an offensive weapon or bladed article; and a second conviction for possessing an offensive weapon or bladed article.”

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Three strikes for Domestic Burglary - 3 years
Three strikes for Class A Drug Trafficking - 7 years
Firearms Offences - 5 years
Threats with an Offensive Weapon - 6 months
Two Offensive Weapon offences - 6 months

Minimum terms required by law

In certain circumstances judges are required to pass particular types of sentence; for example, a defendant convicted of murder must receive a life sentence. Another example of this is where judges are required by law to pass custodial sentences with a minimum term.

Mandatory minimum terms apply in a number of circumstances. These include a third conviction for domestic burglary; a third conviction for a Class A Drug Trafficking offence; a conviction for certain firearms offences; a conviction for making threats with an offensive weapon or bladed article; and a second conviction for possessing an offensive weapon or bladed article.

You can read more about each of these below: