117Deferred sentence orders—suitability

117 Deferred sentence orders—suitability (1) In deciding whether to make a deferred sentence order for the (a) any pre-sentence report about the offender; Note The court may order a pre-sentence report under s 41. (b) any evidence given by the person who prepared a pre-sentence report for the offender; (c) any evidence given by a corrections officer about the offender. (3) The court may make, or decline to make, a deferred sentence order despite— (a) any recommendation in any pre-sentence report about the offender’s suitability for a deferred sentence order; or pre-sentence report for the offender or a corrections officer. (4) The court must record reasons for its decision to make a deferred sentence order if— (a) any pre-sentence report recommends that the offender is suitable but the court decides not to make a deferred sentence order; or (b) any pre-sentence report recommends that the offender is not suitable but the court decides to make a deferred sentence order. (5) Failure to comply with subsection (4) does not invalidate a deferred Deferred sentence orders—making Part 8.1