South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts9—Court to inform defendant of reasons etc for sentence
(1) A court must, upon
sentencing a defendant who is present in court—
(a)
state its reasons for imposing the sentence; and
(b)
cause an explanation of the legal effect and obligations of the sentence and,
where appropriate, of the consequences of non-compliance with it, to be given
in simple language to the defendant.
(2) The validity of a
sentence is not affected by non-compliance or insufficient compliance with
this section.