PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 17 Making of order

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 17

17 Making of order

(1) If a court considers that it is appropriate that no punishment or only a nominal punishment should be imposed on an offender, the court may make an order under section 19 .

(2) Despite subsection (1) , a drug diversion court may make an order under section 19 (1) (b) that includes a drug diversion condition if the matters mentioned in section 19 (2A) (b) and (c) are satisfied.