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describes the effect of a sentence indication. If the court indicates that it would not be likely to impose a sentence of imprisonment that commences immediately and the accused pleads guilty to the charge for the offence at the first available opportunity, the court must not impose a sentence of imprisonment that commences immediately. If the court gives a sentence indication under clause 207 and the accused does not plead guilty to the charge for the offence at the first available opportunity, at trial the court must be constituted by a different judge, unless all the parties otherwise agree. A sentence indication does not bind the court on any hearing by a different judge. A decision to give or not to give a sentence indication is final and conclusive. An application for a sentence indication and the determination of the application are not admissible in evidence against the accused in any proceeding and do not affect any right to appeal against sentence.