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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
320LAccommodation orders—resentencing for breach
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320L Accommodation orders—resentencing for breach
(1) This section applies if a young offender breaches an accommodation
order, or a condition of an accommodation order, in force for the
young offender.
(2) The court may resentence the young offender for the offence in
relation to which the accommodation order was made.
(3) In resentencing the young offender, the court must take into account
the following (in addition to any other matters the court considers
should be taken into account):
(a) the fact that the accommodation order was made;
(b) anything done under the order;
(c) any other order made for the offence for which the
accommodation order was made, and anything done under that
other order.
(4) In resentencing the young offender, the court must not impose a
penalty that, when taken together with a penalty previously imposed
for the offence for which the accommodation order was made, is
greater than the maximum penalty the court could have imposed for
that offence.
321 Director-general directions—general
(1) For this Act, the director-general may give a direction to a person who
is in the director-general’s custody under this Act.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the director-general may give a
direction that the director-general considers necessary for any of the
(a) the welfare or safe custody of the person or anyone else;
(b) the security or good order of a correctional centre;
(c) ensuring compliance with any requirement under this Act or any
other territory law.
(3) A direction may be given orally or in writing and may apply to a
particular person or 2 or more people.
321AA Director-general to give information—detainees etc
subject to forensic mental health orders
(1) This section applies if a forensic mental health order is in force in
relation to a detainee, a person released on parole, a person released
on licence or a person serving a community-based sentence.
(2) The director-general must tell the director-general responsible for the
Mental Health Act 2015 in writing if the person stops being a
detainee, a person released on parole, a person released on licence or
a person serving a community-based sentence.
community-based sentence—see section 264.
detainee—see the Corrections Management Act 2007, section 6.