DRUG COURT ACT 1998 - SECT 18E Assessment of eligibility and suitability by the multi-disciplinary team

DRUG COURT ACT 1998 - SECT 18E

18E Assessment of eligibility and suitability by the multi-disciplinary team

(1) When an offender is referred to the multi-disciplinary team for assessment, the multi-disciplinary team is to investigate and report to the Drug Court on the matters referred to in sections 5A and 18D (1) (b) (i)-(vi).

(2) When assessing whether an offender is a suitable person to serve a sentence by way of compulsory drug treatment detention (being the ground referred to in section 18D (1) (b) (iii)), the multi-disciplinary team is to have regard to the following matters:

(a) the offender's level of motivation and attitude to the compulsory drug treatment program,

(b) the offender's drug treatment history,

(c) the likelihood that the offender will commit a domestic violence offence (within the meaning of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 ) during community custody (Stage 3) (within the meaning of Part 4A of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ),

(c1) the offender's history of committing offences involving weapons or violence,

(c2) the offender's history of committing offences related to the offender's long-term drug dependency and associated lifestyle,

(d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the conduct of investigations and the preparation of reports for the purposes of this Part.