48EAdditional orders on conviction

48E Additional orders on conviction

[Section 48E Inserted by No. 18 of 2015, s. 24, Applied:24 Jun 2015]

(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) .