PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161M
Process for issuing or amending certificate
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161M
Process for issuing or amending certificate
161M Process for issuing or amending certificate
(1) This section applies if a court, or the proper officer of a court, issues
a serious drug offence certificate under section 161Gor amends a serious drug
offence certificate under section 161I, 161Jor 161K.
(2) The proper
officer must as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a) place a copy of the
issued or amended certificate on the court file; and
(b) give a copy of the
issued or amended certificate to the offender; and
(c) give 2 copies of the
issued or amended certificate to the director of public prosecutions.
(3) The
director of public prosecutions must give 1 copy of the issued or amended
certificate to the Crime and Corruption Commission.
(4) A copy of a
certificate required to be given under subsection (2) or (3) may be given
electronically.