Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Act 2015 (153 of 2015)

Schedule 7   Sentencing and parole

Part 11   Alternative sentencing options

Crimes Act 1914

46   Subsection 20AB(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) A court may pass a sentence, or make an order, in respect of a person convicted before the court in a participating State or participating Territory of a federal offence, if:

(a) subsection (1AA) applies to the sentence or order; and

(b) under the law of the State or Territory, a court is empowered to pass such a sentence, or make such an order, in respect of a State or Territory offender in corresponding cases; and

(c) the first-mentioned court is:

(i) empowered as mentioned in paragraph (b); or

(ii) a federal court.

(1AA) This subsection applies to a sentence or order that is:

(a) known as any of the following:

(i) an attendance centre order or attendance order;

(ii) a community based order;

(iii) a community correction order;

(iv) a community custody order;

(v) a community service order;

(vi) a community work order;

(vii) a drug or alcohol treatment order or rehabilitation order;

(viii) a good behaviour order;

(ix) an intensive correction order;

(x) an intensive supervision order;

(xi) a sentence of periodic detention or a periodic detention order;

(xii) a sentence of weekend detention or a weekend detention order;

(xiii) a work order; or

(b) similar to a sentence or order to which paragraph (a) applies; or

(c) prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.