Sentencing Regulations 1996 (WA)
Western Australia
Sentencing Act 1995
Western Australia
Sentencing Act 1995
These regulations may be cited as the
These regulations come into operation on the day on which the
(1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
(a) in a superior court — a clerk of arraigns or the manager of the criminal registry;
(b) in the Magistrates Court or the Children’s Court — a registrar of the court.
(2) The abbreviations used in these regulations are the same as those used in the Act.
(1) No person is to be compelled to attend or participate in any mediation or attempted mediation.
(2) When a mediator is mediating or attempting to mediate between an offender and a victim, the mediator must at all times act fairly and impartially.
(3) It is not necessary for the purposes of mediating or attempting to mediate between an offender and a victim that both such people be present at the same place at the same time.
For the purposes of the definition of
(a) the Magistrates Court is prescribed; and
(b) the central law courts at Perth is prescribed; and
(c) the class of offenders who abuse prohibited drugs or prohibited plants as defined in section 3(1) of the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 is prescribed.
(1) An application under section 33M(2)(a) or (b) of the Act is to be made in an approved form.
(2) An application may only be made by a CCO with the prior approval of the CEO.
(3) On receiving an application a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(4) The hearing date fixed by the court officer is to be at least 7 days after the date of the application.
(5) The summons must be served —
(a) in the case of an application by the offender — by a court officer on the CEO, and the prosecutor; or
(b) in the case of an application by a CCO — by a CCO on the offender.
(6) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation, the court may deal with the application under section 33N of the Act.
(7) The court hearing the application need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the PSO.
(8) In this regulation —
(1) This regulation applies to an application under section 33M(2)(c) of the Act.
(2) An application must be made in accordance with rules of court to the court that imposed the sentence concerned.
(3) If satisfied that all relevant rules of court have been complied with in relation to the application, the court may exercise the powers in section 33N of the Act.
(4) The court hearing the application need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the PSO.
If under section 33N of the Act a court deals with an offender in relation to a PSO, a court officer is to notify the CEO of any orders made by the court.
(1) When the Children’s Court or the Magistrates Court proposes to deal with an offender under section 33O(5)(b) of the Act, a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(2) The summons must be served by the prosecutor on the offender.
(3) The court may deal with the offender under section 33O(5)(b) if it is satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation.
(4) The court dealing with the offender need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the PSO.
(1) A superior court may deal with an offender under section 33O(5)(b) if it is satisfied that all relevant rules of court have been complied with in relation to the application.
(2) The court dealing with the offender need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the PSO.
(1) An application under section 37(2) of the Act must be in an approved form and may be made at any time.
(2) The application must be lodged with the court that imposed the sentence concerned.
(3) On receiving an application, or in a case where a court intends to exercise the powers in section 37(1) of the Act on its own initiative, a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(4) The summons must be served —
(a) if the court intends to exercise the powers in section 37(1) of the Act on its own initiative — by a court officer on the offender and the prosecutor;
(b) if the application is made by the offender — by a court officer on the prosecutor;
(c) if the application is made by the prosecutor — by the prosecutor on the offender.
(5) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation, the court may, subject to section 14 of the Act, exercise the powers in section 37(1) of the Act.
(6) The court hearing an application under section 37 of the Act by an offender or a prosecutor need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the sentence sought to be corrected.
(1) This regulation applies to an application (a
lower court application ) under section 37A(2) of the Act in relation to a sentence imposed by a court of summary jurisdiction or the Children’s Court.(2) A lower court application must be in an approved form and may be made at any time.
(3) A lower court application must be lodged with the court that imposed the sentence concerned.
(4) On receiving a lower court application, a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(5) The summons must be served by the prosecutor on the offender.
(6) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation, the court may, subject to section 14 of the Act, exercise the powers in section 37A(1) of the Act.
(7) The court hearing a lower court application need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the sentence.
(1) This regulation applies to an application (a
superior court application ) under section 37A(2) of the Act in relation to a sentence imposed by a superior court.(2) A superior court application must be made in accordance with rules of court to the court that imposed the sentence concerned.
(3) If satisfied that all relevant rules of court have been complied with in relation to the superior court application, the court may, subject to section 14 of the Act, exercise the powers in section 37A(1) of the Act.
(4) The court hearing a superior court application need not be constituted by the same judicial officer that constituted the court that imposed the sentence.
(1) Immediately after a justice or justices in the Magistrates Court impose a sentence referred to in section 38(1) of the Act, a registrar is to send a magistrate the approved form for the review of the decision together with —
(a) the papers that were before the justice or justices including —
(i) the prosecution notice;
(ii) the statement of facts by the prosecutor, or a transcript of it;
(iii) a copy of the offender’s criminal record (if any) tendered to the court;
(iv) a pre‑sentence report (if any);
and
(b) the written reasons for imposing the sentence.
(2) The form for the review of the decision may relate to more than one charge.
(3) The decision of the magistrate under section 38 of the Act is to be communicated as soon as practicable —
(a) to the court that imposed the sentence; and
(b) if the offender is not in custody, to the offender; and
(c) if the offender is in custody, to the person in charge of the place where the offender is in custody.
(4) If under section 38 of the Act a magistrate cancels the original sentence —
(a) if the offender is not in custody — the magistrate may exercise the powers in section 14(5) of the Act in relation to the offender;
(b) if the offender is in custody — the person in charge of the place where the offender is in custody is to give effect to any order by the magistrate as to bail for, or the remand in custody of, the offender.
For the purposes of section 44(1)(a)(ii) of the Act the offences the penalties for which are specified in a provision of an Act or Regulations listed in Schedule 2 are prescribed.
(1) An application under section 57B(2) of the Act is to be made in an approved form.
(2) On receiving an application a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to the offender to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(3) The summons must be served by a court officer on the offender.
(4) If satisfied that the offender has been served with a summons, the court may deal with the application.
The amount prescribed for the purposes of section 59(3)(a) of the Act is $250 per day.
For the purposes of section 81 of the Act the following courts are prescribed —
(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) the District Court;
(c) the Children’s Court;
(ca) the Magistrates Court;
(d) a speciality court.
An application under section 108(5) of the Act for the return of an Australian passport must be made in an approved form to a court officer of the court that ordered the passport to be surrendered.
(1) An application to a court for a reparation order under Part 16 of the Act must be made —
(a) orally during the relevant sentencing proceedings; or
(b) in writing (in an approved form) during the relevant sentencing proceedings or within 12 months after the date when the offender was sentenced.
(2) On receiving a written application made after the date of sentencing a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(3) The summons must be served —
(a) if the court intends to exercise the powers in Part 16 of the Act on its own initiative — by a court officer on the victim, the offender, a prosecutor and, if necessary, on any third party (as defined in section 120(1) of the Act);
(b) if the application is made by the victim — by a court officer on the offender, a prosecutor and, if necessary, on any third party (as defined in section 120(1) of the Act);
(c) if the application is made by the prosecutor — by a prosecutor on the victim, the offender and, if necessary, on any third party (as defined in section 120(1) of the Act).
(4) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a notice issued under this regulation, the court may proceed to deal with the application.
A restitution order is to be made in the approved form.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) If under section 120A of the Act the Sheriff seizes, or attempts to seize, property that is the subject of a restitution order, the Sheriff may demand from the non‑complying person payment of the Sheriff’s costs.
(3) If the non‑complying person does not comply with a demand made under subregulation (2) the Sheriff may recover the Sheriff’s costs from that person in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Sheriff.
(1) An application under section 121 of the Act to a court is to be made in an approved form.
(2) On receiving an application a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to the person against whom the restitution order was made to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(3) The summons must be served by a court officer on the person against whom the restitution order was made.
(1) An application under section 136H of the Act must be made in an approved form.
(2) On receiving an application a court officer must issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(3) The hearing date fixed by the court officer must be at least 7 days after the date of the application.
(4) The summons must be served —
(a) in the case where the application relates to a CRO — by a court officer on the CEO, the prosecutor and the offender; or
(b) in the case where the application relates to a CBO, CSI, ISO or PSO —
(i) by a court officer on the CEO and the prosecutor; and
(ii) by a CCO on the offender.
(5) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation, the court may, subject to section 14 of the Act, deal with the application under section 136I of the Act.
(1) An application under section 84H or 126 of the Act is to be made in an approved form.
(2) An application may only be made by a CCO with the prior approval of the CEO.
(3) On receiving an application a court officer is to issue a summons (in an approved form) to all parties concerned to a hearing on a date and at a place fixed by the officer.
(4) The hearing date fixed by the court officer is to be at least 7 days after the date of the application.
(5) In the case of an application to amend or cancel a CRO, the summons must be served —
(a) in the case of an application by the offender — by a court officer on the prosecutor; or
(b) in the case of an application by a prosecutor — by the prosecutor on the offender.
(6) In the case of an application to amend or cancel a community order or a CSI requirement, the summons must be served —
(a) in the case of an application by the offender — by a court officer on the CEO, and the prosecutor; or
(b) in the case of an application by a CCO — by a CCO on the offender.
(7) If satisfied that all parties concerned have been served with a summons issued under this regulation, the court may, subject to section 14 of the Act, deal with the application.
(8) In this regulation —
If a court acts under section 84F, 84I, 84K, 84L, 127, 130, 132 or 133 of the Act, a court officer is to notify the CEO of any orders made by the court.
For the purposes of the Act and these regulations a summons may be served —
(a) on an offender by serving it on the offender personally or by sending it by pre‑paid post to the offender’s last known address;
(b) on a prosecutor by causing it to be delivered to the prosecutor’s office;
(c) on the CEO by causing it to be delivered to the CEO’s office;
(d) on any other person by serving it on the person personally or by sending it by pre‑paid post to the person’s last known address.
(1) Subject to this regulation the prescribed forms for the purposes of the Act are those in the Table to this regulation.
(2) The prescribed form for an arrest warrant for the purposes of the Act is Form 1 in the
Criminal Procedure Regulations 2005 Schedule 1.(3) The prescribed form for a remand warrant for the purposes of the Act is Form 2 in the
Criminal Procedure Regulations 2005 Schedule 1.(4) The prescribed form for a warrant to commit a person to another court for the purposes of the Act is Form 2 in the
Criminal Procedure Regulations 2005 Schedule 1.(4a) The prescribed form for a complaint for the purposes of section 84E of the Act is Form 5 in Schedule 1 with such modifications as are necessary.
(5) It is sufficient compliance with the Act if a form substantially in compliance with a prescribed form is used.
36 | Warrant of commitment | 1 |
58 | Warrant of commitment until fine is paid | 2 |
59 | Warrant of commitment for not paying a fine | 3 |
119A | Warrant of commitment for breach of compensation order | 3A |
134 | Certificate of breach of community order | 4 |
60D, 79, 129 | Notice alleging commission of offence while subject to sentence | 5 |
(1) In this regulation —
(2) A court may issue a warrant of commitment by means of the ECMS.
(3) The warrant must bear —
(a) the name, or facsimile signature, of the judge or magistrate issuing it; or
(b) the court’s seal or a facsimile of the court’s seal.
(4) The warrant is authenticated for the purposes of the
Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 section 10.(5) The warrant is given in electronic form for the purposes of the
Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 section 12.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA | r Supreme Court r District Court r Court of Summary Jurisdiction r Children’s Court At: |
Name: | Date of birth: |
Charge Indict No | Date of offence | Description of offence | Term imposed | Cumulative Concurrent |
r Yes r No |
If life term imposed, minimum period: | |
Indefinite imprisonment r Yes r No |
Name of Judicial Officer: Signature: Judicial Officer/Clerk of Arraigns | Date: |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA | r Supreme Court r District Court r Court of Summary Jurisdiction r Children’s Court At: |
Name: | Date of birth: |
Charge/ Indict No | Date of offence | Description of offence | Fine | Costs | Period of Imp’ment | |
Sub‑totals | ||||||
r Cumulative r Concurrent | |
Total amount to be paid (fines + costs) | $ | |
Less any amount paid | ‑ $ | |
Amount outstanding | =$ | |
Revenue: $ Trust: $ | ||
Signature: Judicial Officer/Clerk of Arraigns | Date: |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA | r Supreme Court r District Court At: |
CWI Warrant No. |
Name: | Date of birth: | |
Address: |
Charge Indict No | Date of offence | Description of offence | Fine | Period of imprisonment |
Total fines | $ | |
Less any amount paid | ‑$ | |
Amount outstanding | =$ | |
Revenue: $ Trust: $ | ||
r Set by this court | days | |
r Determined under s 59(3) | ||
r Cumulative r Concurrent | ||
Signature: Name: Official title: | Date: |
[Form 3 continued]
This person arrested on / / at hours at: by: Regimental No. of: police station/division Signature: Date: |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA | r Supreme Court r District Court r Children’s Court r Court of summary jurisdiction At: | |||||
CWI Warrant No. | ||||||
Name: | Date of birth: | |||||
Address: | ||||||
Total compensation ordered | $ | |||||
Less any amount paid | ‑ $ | |||||
Amount outstanding | = $ | |||||
Until compensation is paid with maximum period — | ||||||
r set by this court at days; or | ||||||
r determined under s. 119A(3) to be days | ||||||
r Cumulative r Concurrent | ||||||
Signature: Name: Official title: | Date: | |||||
Offender arrested on / / at hours at: by: Regimental No. of: police station/division Signature: Date: | ||||||
WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
Name: | Date of birth: | |
Address: |
Kind of order: r CBO r ISO | ||
Date community order imposed | ||
Term of order | ||
Order imposed by: court at: | ||
I certify that the contents of this certificate are true. Signed: Official position: |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA | No. | |||||
r Supreme Court r District Court r Magistrates Court r Children’s Court At: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Address: | ||||||
Date of birth: Male/Female: | ||||||
Offence: | ||||||
Dates: | offence committed: | ___/____/______ | ||||
convicted: | ___/____/______ | |||||
sentenced: | ___/____/______ | |||||
Sentence: | ||||||
Offence: | ||||||
Court: at: | ||||||
Dates: | offence committed: | ___/____/______ | ||||
convicted: | ___/____/______ | |||||
sentenced: | ___/____/______ | |||||
Sentence: | ||||||
Name: | |
Official title: | |
Address: | |
Phone No.: Date: ___/____/______ | |
Signature: | |
Witness: __________________________________________ JP/Prescribed court officer | |
Notes to Form 5 1. Insert type of sentence e.g. CRO, suspended fine, CBO, ISO, suspended imprisonment. 2. If more than one offence, modify notice as required and give details of all offences. 3. Delete if not applicable. Modify notice as required if a surety gave an undertaking, or deposited an amount, and the order is to be sought in respect of the surety as well as, or instead of, the offender. | |
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This is a compilation of the
4 Oct 1996 p. 5281‑96 | 4 Nov 1996 (see r. 2 and | |
3 Mar 2000 p. 1013‑15 | 3 Mar 2000 | |
28 Jul 2000 p. 4012 | 28 Jul 2000 | |
25 Aug 2000 p. 4906‑7 | 25 Aug 2000 (see r. 2 and | |
29 Dec 2000 p. 7919‑21 | 8 Jan 2001 (see r. 2 and | |
29 Aug 2003 p. 3850‑4 | 31 Aug 2003 (see r. 2 and | |
14 May 2004 p. 1448-51 | 15 May 2004 (see r. 2 and | |
3 Aug 2004 p. 3125 | 3 Aug 2004 | |
31 Dec 2004 p. 7150‑1 | 31 Dec 2004 | |
28 Apr 2005 p. 1764-5 | 2 May 2005 (see r. 2) | |
24 Jan 2006 p. 429-31 | 24 Jan 2006 | |
12 May 2006 p. 1785‑7 | 31 May 2006 (see r. 2 and | |
27 Mar 2008 p. 901-2 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b) and | |
21 Apr 2009 p. 1369 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
6 Mar 2012 p. 893-4 | r. 1 and 2: 6 Mar 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 7 Mar 2012 (see r. 2(b)) | |
5 Feb 2013 p. 837‑8 | r. 1 and 2: 5 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2013 (see r. 2(b)(i) and | |
14 Nov 2013 p. 5065 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 18 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(b) and | |
29 Dec 2015 p. 5179 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Dec 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Dec 2015 (see r. 2(b)) | |
11 Oct 2016 p. 4537 | r. 1 and 2: 11 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(a)) Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(b)) | |
10 Jan 2017 p. 173-6 | 24 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and | |
17 Jan 2017 p. 418 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and | |
24 Jan 2017 p. 744‑5 | 25 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and | |
29 Sep 2017 p. 4983‑5 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Sep 2017 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Oct 2017 (see r. 2(b) and | |
30 Oct 2018 p. 4333‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 31 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |
28 Dec 2018 p. 4883‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 28 Dec 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 Dec 2018 (see r. 2(b) and | |
24 Dec 2019 p. 4421 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Dec 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2020 (see r. 2(b) and | |
31 Dec 2019 p. 4669‑73 | 1 Jan 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2020/162 25 Sep 2020 | 29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2020/159 cl. 2(a)) | |
SL 2021/136 30 Jul 2021 | 31 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2024/129 26 Jun 2024 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2024 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2024/252 11 Dec 2024 | 18 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2025/82 28 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2025/117 25 Jun 2025 | 1 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b)) | |
s. 108, 110 and 111 by the
s. 208 by the
s. 426A(3) by the
s. 430, 431, 434 and 435 by the
s. 54, 54A(3), 59, 65 and 66 by the
s. 76F(3)(a), 82B(1) and 82B(3) by the
s. 97 and 107 by the
s. 124 by the
s. 125 by the
s. 128 by the
approved....................................................................................................................... 3(1)
court officer.................................................................................................................. 3(1)
ECMS......................................................................................................................... 14(1)
lower court application........................................................................................... 5A(1)
non‑complying person............................................................................................ 8B(1)
prosecutor...................................................................................................... 4B(8), 10(8)
Sheriff’s costs........................................................................................................... 8B(1)
superior court application....................................................................................... 5B(1)
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