Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016

No. 45 of 2016

An Act to amend the following Acts —

theSentence Administration Act 2003;

the Sentencing Act 1995;

The Criminal Code.

[Assented to 7 December 2016]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

This is the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016.

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day);

• (b)

  Part 2 and Part 4 Divisions 1 and 2 — on the day after assent day;

• (c)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

This Division amends the Sentence Administration Act 2003.

• (1)

  In section 4(2) insert in alphabetical order:

   

Schedule 3 prisoner means a person described in Schedule 3 column 2;

• (2)

  In section 4(2) in the definition of Governor’s pleasure detainee:

  • (a)

    in paragraph (b) delete “Code;” and insert:

     

  Code; or

   
  • (b)

    after paragraph (b) insert:

     
• (c)

  a person subject to a direction or sentence under repealed section 661 or 662 of The Criminal Code;

   
• (3)

  In section 4(2) in the definition of prisoner paragraph (b) delete “a life” and insert:

   

life

Delete section 11(3).

• (1)

  Delete section 12(2)(b) and (c) and insert:

   
  • (b)

    whenever it considers it necessary to do so.

     
• (2)

  In section 12(4)(b) delete “(2)(b) or (c),” and insert:

   

(2)(b),

• (3)

  In section 12(5)(a) delete “offence” and insert:

   

offence, or offences,

• (4)

  Delete section 12(6).

• (1)

  Delete section 12A(1) and (2) and insert:

   
• (1)

  A report must be given under this section about a Schedule 3 prisoner regardless of whether or not a report has been given about the prisoner under section 12 (although reports may be combined under section 12B).

• (2)

  The Board must give the Minister a written report about a Schedule 3 prisoner —

  • (a)

    described in Division 1 column 2 of that Schedule — at the times provided in columns 3 and 4 of that Division for a prisoner of that description; and

  • (b)

    described in Division 2 column 2 of that Schedule — at the times provided in column 4 of that Division for a prisoner of that description.

     
• (2)

  After section 12A(5) insert:

• (6)

  For the purposes of determining under subsection (2)(b) when a subsequent report is due for a prisoner described in Schedule 3 Division 2 column 2 —

  • (a)

    it is immaterial whether the first report was given under a provision of this Act, the Sentence Administration Act 1995