Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (TAS)

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Sentencing Amendment Act 2007

An Act to amend the Sentencing Act 1997

[Royal Assent 1 August 2007]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Sentencing Act 1997 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 7 amended (Sentencing orders) Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (a) the following paragraph: (ab) if the court is constituted by a magistrate, record a conviction and make a drug treatment order under Part 3A in respect of the offender; or 5Part 3A insertedAfter section 27 of the Principal Act , the following Part is inserted: PART 3ADrug treatment orders 27AInterpretation of Part In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears – case manager means a person appointed or authorised under section 27X as a case manager for the purposes of this Part; core conditions of a drug treatment order – see sections 27E and 27G ; court means a court constituted by a magistrate; court diversion officer means a person appointed or authorised under section 27X as a court diversion officer for the purposes of this Part; custodial part, of a drug treatment order – see sections 27E and 27F ; drug treatment order assessment report or "report" means a report under section 27D ; family violence order means a family violence order within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2004 ; imprisonable offence means an offence that is punishable by a sentence of imprisonment; interim family violence order means an interim family violence order within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2004 ; police family violence order means a police family violence order within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2004 ; program conditions of a drug treatment order – see sections 27E and 27H ; sexual offence means – (a) a crime under section 122 , 124 , 125 , 125A , 126 , 127 , 127A , 129 , 133 or 185 of the Criminal Code ; or (b) a crime under section 298 , 299 or 300 of the Criminal Code relating to a crime specified in paragraph (a) ; or (c) an offence under section 35(3) of the Police Offences Act 1935 ; treatment and supervision part, of a drug treatment order – see section 27E . 27BCourt may make drug treatment order (1)  A court may make a drug treatment order in respect of an offender if – (a) it finds the offender guilty of one or more imprisonable offences other than – (i) sexual offences; or (ii) offences involving the infliction of actual bodily harm that, in the court’s opinion, was not…

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