South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts44—Variation or discharge of bond
(1) A probative court
may, on the application of a probationer or the Minister for Correctional
Services, vary or revoke any condition of a bond.
(1a) If, on an
application for variation under subsection (1), a probative court
extends, beyond the term of the bond, the period within which community
service is to be performed by the probationer, the term of the bond is
extended accordingly, despite the fact that the term, as so extended, exceeds
three years.
(1b) A probative court
cannot extend the period within which community service is to be performed by
more than six months.
(2) If the Minister
for Correctional Services is satisfied, on the application of a
probationer—
(a) that
it is no longer necessary for the probationer to remain under supervision; and
(b) that
it would not be in the best interests of the probationer to remain under
supervision,
the Minister may, by instrument in writing, waive the obligation of the
probationer to comply any further with the condition requiring supervision.
(3) Where a
probative court is satisfied, on the application of a probationer, that it is
no longer necessary for the probationer to remain subject to the bond,
the court may, by order, discharge the bond.