Sentencing Regulations 1996 (NT)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

SENTENCING regulations 1996

As in force at 1 May 2016

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northern territory of australia

As in force at 1 May 2016

Sentencing regulations 1996

Regulations under the Sentencing Act 1995

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Sentencing Regulations 1996.

2Prescribed program and undertaking
  • (1)

    For the definition prescribed program in section 3(1) of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed program for a community based order or community custody order:

    • (a)

      an alcohol or other drug treatment program;

    • (b)

      an education or training program in driving;

    • (c)

      any other education or training program;

    • (d)

      treatment or counselling addressing personal factors.

  • (2)

    For the definition undertaking in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 1 in the Schedule.

3Proper officer

For section 3(1) of the Act, definition proper officer, the proper officer for the Local Court is a registrar (as defined in section 3 of the Local Court Act 2015).

Note for regulation 3

For the Supreme Court, see rule 81A of the Supreme Court Rules 1987.

4Prescribed persons
  • (1)

    For the purposes of sections 14(3)(b), 15(1), 42(3)(b) and 43(1) and (2) of the Act, each person who is a probation and parole officer and an employee of the Agency responsible under the Minister for the administration of the Correctional Services Act 2014 is a prescribed person.

  • (2)

    In addition to subregulation (1), for the purposes of sections 15(1) and 43(1) and (2), each person who is a prosecutor is a prescribed person.

  • (3)

    For the purposes of section 85(2) of the Act, the Chief Health Officer is a prescribed person.

  • (4)

    For the purposes of section 86(1) of the Act, the Chief Health Officer and the Commissioner are prescribed persons.

4ARequirement to comply with

For sections 39(1)(g), 39E(1)(f)(i), 48E(1)(h)(i) and 48(1)(g) of the Act, an offender subject to a community work order, community based order, community custody order or home detention order must comply with Chapter 4 of the Correctional Services Act 2014 and any regulations made for that Chapter.

5Breach of order for release on bond

For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 2 in the Schedule.

11Breach of order suspending sentence

For the purposes of section 43(1) and (2) of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 4 in the Schedule.

12Hospital orders

For the purposes of section 80(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, the prescribed form…

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