Section 2 amends section 264 and section 277 of the Sentencing Code to provide that, where an offender is convicted of an offence following this section coming into force, the maximum term of custodial sentence which the court can suspend shall be 3 years unless the court is imposing an extended determinate sentence or a sentence for offenders of particular concern.
	Section 2 also amends section 288 to provide that, where the custodial sentence being suspended is longer than 2 years, the maximum operational period for the sentence shall be up to 3 years. Otherwise the maximum operational period shall be 2 years.
	Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 2 act to prevent Extended Determinate Sentences and Sentences for Offenders of Particular Concern from being suspended.
	Subsection (8) amends the Armed Forces Act 2006 by inserting a new section 200ZA of the Armed Forces Act 2006. This ensures all equivalent custodial sentences available to the service courts may be suspended where the sentence imposed is up to 3 years in length.
Part 1: Sentencing Section 2: Custodial sentences that may be suspended