Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A court may
adjourn the sentencing of an offender —
(a) to
obtain information about the offence, the offender or a victim;
(b) to
allow a pre-sentence report to be prepared for the court under
Division 3;
(c) to
enable a victim impact statement to be given to the court under
Division 4;
(d) to
allow a mediation report to be prepared for the court under Division 5;
(e) to
allow a list of pending charges to be prepared under Division 6;
(f) for
the making or determination of an application under a written law for the
confiscation or forfeiture to the State (otherwise than under the
Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000 ) of property legitimately owned
by the offender and used in, or in connection with, the commission of the
offence; or
(g) for
any other reason the court thinks is proper.
(2) The sentencing of
an offender must not be adjourned for more than 6 months after the
offender is convicted.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not prevent a court sentencing an offender more than
6 months after the offender is convicted.
[Section 16 amended by No. 26 of 2004 s. 8;
No. 41 of 2006 s. 71(2).]