Penalties and Sentences Bill 1992 (Qld)

Queensland

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES BILL 1992

Queensland

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES BILL 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 0.0... eee eee 12 Commencement ......... 0.0.0. eee ee eee eee 12 Purposes 2... 0... eee eee eee 12 Definitions 2.0... 0... cece eee eee 13 Meaning of penalty unit ......... 0.0... eee 14 Application to children and certain courts ........... 0.00 e eee eee eee 15 Sentences under this Act are sentences for purposes of Chapter

67 of the Criminal Code ............ 00... eee eee eee 15 Construction of references to court that made order................... 15

PART 2—GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

Sentencing guidelines... 6.6.6... o cece eee eens 16 Court's reasons to be stated and recorded. .............0...0...0000. 18 Matters to be considered in determining offender's character........... 18 Court to consider whether or not to record conviction ................. 19 Guilty plea to be taken into account ............ 5.0 cece cece 20 Preference must be given to compensation for victims ................ 21 Information on sentence ........ 0... cee eee eee 21

PART 3—RELEASES, RESTITUTION AND COMPENSATION Division 1—Orders to release certain offenders

Court may make order under this Division if it does not record CONVICTION... eee nett eee ees 22

Making of order... 2.0.0... eee eee 22

Matters to which court must have regard. ...........0...00...000000. 22 Penalties and Sentences 20242628 30323537394143 45

Order of court... 0.0... eee eee ee

Contravention of order... 2.2... eee eee

Discharge of recognisance ......... 0... eee eee ee Division 2—Recognisances for property related offences

Court may make order under this Division if it does not record CONVICTION... eee nett eee ees

When court may act under this Division.......................0000. Adjournment and release of offender if recognisance entered into. ...... Offender may be called on to do certain things .................0002. Offender may be called on for sentence ..................000000000. Offender failing to appear under recognisance or when called .......... Discharge of recognisance ......... 0... eee eee ee Division 3—Release on entering into recognisance Court may act under this Division whether or not it records conviction .. . Recognisance—conviction on indictment ..............0...0...0000. Recognisance—summary conviction... ......... 0.0.0... ee eee eee eee Recognisance instead of imposing any other sentence ................ Discharge of recognisance ......... 0... eee eee ee Division 4— Orders for restitution and compensation Court may act under this Division whether or not it records conviction .. . Order for restitution or compensation .............. 0.0... 00 002.000 What order may state ...... 0. eee Limit on imprisonment under s.36(2)... 2.0... 0000.0. e ee eee eee eee Extension of time ...... 6... eee eet tet ee Directions for enforcing order of imprisonment....................0.. Failing to appear as directed ........... 0.000002 c eee eee Instalments—failing to pay...... 0.0.0.2 eee eee Payment of restitution or compensation ............0....0 0.00002 000 Division does not limit operation of other provisions .................. PART 4—FINES Division I—General Court may impose fine whether or not conviction recorded.............