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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1993 - SECT 48E Additional orders on conviction

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1993 - SECT 48E

Additional orders on conviction

(1)  In addition to any other sentence that a court may impose in respect of a person convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may make an order requiring the person to –
(a) undertake a program of counselling or treatment specified in the order; or
(b) complete the training or program specified in the order.
(2)  Before making an order under subsection (1) , the court may –
(a) make an order requiring the person to submit to a psychological assessment, or other form of assessment, that the court considers relevant; and
(b) consider the assessment, and any recommendations made as a result of the assessment, when making an order under subsection (1) .