Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application  
   4.      Terms used  
   5.      Civil liability not affected  

   PART 2 -- General matters  

           Division 1 -- Sentencing principles  

   6.      Principles of sentencing  
   7.      Aggravating factors  
   8.      Mitigating factors  

           Division 2 -- Miscellaneous  

   9.      Statutory penalty: effect of  
   10.     Effect of change of statutory penalty  
   11.     Person not to be sentenced twice on same evidence  
   12.     Common law bonds abolished  

   PART 3 -- Matters preliminary to sentencing  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   13.     Term used: victim  

           Division 2 -- General  

   14.     Offender to be present for sentencing  
   14A.    Court may sentence by video link  
   15.     Court may inform itself as it thinks fit  
   16.     Court may adjourn sentencing  
   17.     Court’s powers on adjourning  
   18.     Committal for sentence  

           Division 3 -- Information about the offender  

   20.     Pre-sentence report: court may order  
   21.     Pre-sentence report: content  
   22.     Pre-sentence report: preparation  
   23.     Information about an offender’s time in custody  

           Division 4 -- Information about victims etc.  

   24.     Victim impact statement  
   25.     Victim impact statement: content  
   26.     Victim impact statement: use in court  

           Division 5 -- Mediation  

   27.     Mediation report: court may order and receive  
   28.     Mediation report: content  
   29.     Mediation report: preparation  
   30.     Mediation report: use in court  

           Division 6 -- Other pending charges  

   31.     Term used: pending charge  
   32.     Pending charges: offender may request court to deal with  
   33.     Pending charges: court may deal with  

   PART 3A -- Pre-sentence order  

           Division 1 -- General  

   33A.    When PSO may be made  
   33B.    PSO: nature  
   33C.    Making a PSO  
   33D.    PSO: standard obligations  
   33E.    PSO: primary requirements  
   33F.    Supervision requirement  
   33G.    Programme requirement  
   33H.    Curfew requirement  
   33I.    Performance reports  
   33J.    Sentencing day: how offender to be dealt with  
   33K.    Sentencing an offender after a PSO  

           Division 2 -- Amending and enforcing PSOs  

   33L.    Term used: requirement  
   33M.    Application to amend or cancel  
   33N.    Court may confirm, amend or cancel PSO  
   33O.    Re-offending while subject to a PSO  
   33P.    Breach etc. of PSO, powers of CEO (corrections) and court  
   33Q.    Facilitation of proof  

   PART 4 -- The sentencing process  

   34.     Explanation of sentence  
   35.     Reasons for imprisonment must be given  
   36.     Issue of warrant of commitment  
   37.     Correction of sentence  
   37A.    Offender who reneges on promise to assist authorities may be re-sentenced  
   38.     Imprisonment by justices: magistrate to review  

   PART 5 -- Sentencing options  

   39.     Sentences for a natural person  
   40.     Sentences for a body corporate  
   41.     If statutory penalty is imprisonment only: sentencing options  
   42.     If statutory penalty is imprisonment and fine: sentencing options  
   43.     If statutory penalty is imprisonment or fine: sentencing options  
   44.     If statutory penalty is fine only: sentencing options  
   45.     Spent conviction order: making and effect of  

   PART 6 -- Release of offender without sentence  

   46.     Release without sentence  

   PART 7 -- Conditional release order  

   47.     When CRO may be imposed  
   48.     CRO: nature of  
   49.     CRO: requirements  
   50.     Court may direct offender to re-appear  
   51.     Ensuring compliance with CRO  
   52.     Enforcing a CRO  

   PART 8 -- Fine  

   53.     Considerations when imposing a fine  
   54.     One fine for 2 or more offences  
   55.     Apportionment of fine between joint offenders  
   56.     Assault victim may be awarded fine  
   57.     Enforcement of fine  
   57A.    Fine enforcement by means of WDO  
   57B.    Court may cancel order on application of Fines Enforcement Registrar  
   58.     Imprisonment until fine is paid  
   59.     Imprisonment if fine is not paid  
   60.     Application of fine etc.  

   PART 9 -- Community based order  

   61.     CBO: pre-sentence report optional  
   62.     CBO: nature of  
   63.     CBO: standard obligations  
   64.     CBO: primary requirements  
   65.     Supervision requirement  
   66.     Programme requirement  
   67.     Community service requirement  

   PART 10 -- Intensive supervision order  

   68.     ISO: pre-sentence report mandatory  
   69.     ISO: nature of  
   70.     ISO: standard obligations  
   71.     Supervision requirement  
   72.     ISO: primary requirements  
   73.     Programme requirement  
   74.     Community service requirement  
   75.     Curfew requirement  

   PART 11 -- Suspended imprisonment  

   76.     Imprisonment may be suspended  
   77.     Effect of suspending imprisonment  
   78.     Re-offender may be dealt with or committed  
   79.     Re-offending, alleging in court  
   80.     How re-offender to be dealt with  

   PART 12 -- Conditional suspended imprisonment  

           Division 1 -- Imposition and effect of CSI  

   81.     Certain courts may suspend imprisonment conditionally  
   82.     Effect of CSI  
   83.     CSI: standard obligations  
   84.     CSI: primary requirements  
   84A.    Programme requirement  
   84B.    Supervision requirement  
   84C.    Curfew requirement  

           Division 2 -- Consequences of re-offending  

   84D.    Re-offender may be dealt with or committed  
   84E.    Alleging re-offending in court  
   84F.    How re-offender to be dealt with  

           Division 3 -- Amending, cancelling and enforcing CSI requirements  

   84G.    Term used: CSI requirement  
   84H.    Application to amend or cancel  
   84I.    Court may confirm, amend or cancel requirement  
   84J.    Breach of CSI requirement: offence  
   84K.    Breach of CSI requirement: procedure and penalty  
   84L.    Breach of requirement: court’s powers to deal with  
   84M.    Facilitation of proof  

           Division 4 -- Functions of speciality courts as to CSI  

   84N.    Application of this Division  
   84O.    Review of CSI by speciality court  
   84P.    Speciality court to deal with re-offender  
   84Q.    Speciality court to deal with application to amend or cancel CSI  
   84R.    Speciality court to deal with proceedings for breaches  

   PART 13 -- Imprisonment  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   85.     Terms used  

           Division 2 -- Imposing imprisonment  

   86.     Term of 6 months or less not to be imposed  
   87.     Taking time on remand into account  
   88.     Concurrent, cumulative or partly cumulative terms  
   89.     Offender may be made eligible for parole  
   90.     Imposing life imprisonment for murder  

           Division 3 -- Release from imprisonment  

   93.     Release from parole term  
   94.     Aggregation of parole terms for certain purposes  
   95.     Release from fixed term that is not parole term  
   96.     Release from life imprisonment  

           Division 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   97.     Application of Sentence Administration Act 2003  

   PART 14 -- Indefinite imprisonment  

   98.     Indefinite imprisonment: superior court may impose  
   99.     Other terms not precluded by indefinite imprisonment  
   100.    Commencement of indefinite imprisonment  
   101.    Release from indefinite imprisonment  

   PART 15 -- Other orders forming part of a sentence  

           Division 1 -- General matters  

   102.    Principles  
   103.    Disqualification orders: calculation of term  
   104.    Disqualification may be for life  

           Division 2 -- Disqualification orders  

   105.    Driver’s licence: disqualification  
   106.    Firearms licence etc.: disqualification  
   107.    Marine qualification: disqualification  
   108.    Passport: surrender etc.  

   PART 16 -- Reparation orders  

           Division 1 -- General matters  

   109.    Term used: reparation order  
   110.    Principles  
   111.    Making a reparation order  
   112.    Facts relevant to making an order  
   113.    Victim’s behaviour and relationship relevant  
   114.    Civil standard of proof  
   114A.   Victim may appeal against refusal of reparation order  
   115.    Effect of order on civil proceedings etc.  

           Division 2 -- Compensation order  

   116.    Terms used  
   117.    Compensation order in favour of a victim  
   118.    Compensation order in favour of a third party  
   119.    Enforcing a compensation order  
   119A.   Sentencing court may order imprisonment until compensation is paid  

           Division 3 -- Restitution order  

   120.    Court may make restitution order  
   120A.   Sheriff’s powers to enforce restitution order  
   121.    Enforcing a restitution order  
   122.    Non-compliance with restitution order is an offence  

   PART 17 -- Other orders not forming part of a sentence  

   123.    Principles  
   124.    Restraining orders  
   124A.   Offender reporting orders  

   PART 18 -- Amending and enforcing conditional release orders and community orders  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   125.    Term used: requirements  

           Division 2 -- Amending or cancelling conditional release orders and community orders  

   126.    Application to amend or cancel  
   127.    Court may confirm, amend or cancel  

           Division 3 -- Re-offending while subject to a conditional release order or a community order  

   128.    Re-offender may be dealt with or committed  
   129.    Re-offending, alleging in court  
   130.    How re-offender may be dealt with  

           Division 4 -- Breaching a conditional release order or a community order  

   131.    Breach of requirement: offence  
   132.    Breach of requirement: procedure and penalty  
   133.    Breach of requirement: court’s powers to deal with  

           Division 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   134.    Facilitation of proof  
   135.    Compliance with CRO or community order to be taken into account  
   136.    Re-sentencing: court’s powers  

   PART 19 -- Royal Prerogative of Mercy  

   137.    Royal Prerogative of Mercy not affected  
   138.    Effect of pardon  
   139.    Governor may remit order to pay money  
   140.    Petition may be referred to Court of Appeal  
   141.    Offender may be paroled  
   142.    Exercise of the Royal Prerogative in case of strict security life imprisonment  

   PART 20 -- Miscellaneous  

   143.    Guideline judgments  
   143A.   Sentencing guidelines for courts of summary jurisdiction  
   144.    Chief Justice may report to Parliament  
   145.    Failure to comply with procedural requirements  
   146.    Questions of fact in superior courts  
   147.    Operation of other Acts not affected  
   148.    Regulations  
   149.    Rules of court  
   150.    Review of Act  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Acts, fines under which are not to be credited to the Consolidated Account  
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