17CRequest for assessment report

#### 17C Request for assessment report 17C Request for assessment report > > (1) Except as provided by section 17D— > > > > > (a) the sentencing court may request, but is not obliged to request, an assessment report on an offender, and > > > > > (b) such a request may be made at the following times only— > > > > > > > (i) after finding an offender guilty of an offence and before a sentence is imposed, > > > > > > > (ii) during sentencing proceedings after a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed on the offender, > > > > > > > (iii) during proceedings to impose, vary or revoke an additional or further condition on a community correction order or conditional release order that has been made in respect of the offender, > > > > > > > (iv) during proceedings to correct a sentencing error in accordance with section 43, > > > > > > > (v) during proceedings to re-sentence an offender after a court has revoked the offender’s community correction order or conditional release order, > > > > > > > (vi) during proceedings to determine an appeal against a sentence, > > > > > > > (vii) any other times prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) If a court refers an offender for assessment in relation to a sentence and a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed in respect of the offence concerned— > > > > > (a) the referral stays the execution of the sentence and the operation of section 48, and > > > > > (b) the offender is to be remanded in custody, or granted bail in accordance with the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), > > > > until the court decides whether or not to make an intensive correction order. > > **s 17C:** Ins 2017 No 53, Sch 1 \[17\] (am 2018 No 29, Sch 1.8 \[1\]). Am 2018 No 87, Sch 1.13 \[2\].