54CCourt to give reasons if non-custodial sentence imposed

54C Court to give reasons if non-custodial sentence imposed

54C Court to give reasons if non-custodial sentence imposed

(1) If the court imposes a non-custodial sentence for an offence set out in the Table to this Division, the court must make a record of its reasons for doing so. The court must identify in the record of its reasons each mitigating factor that it took into account.

(2) The failure of a court to comply with this section does not invalidate the sentence.

(3) In this section—

non-custodial sentence means a sentence referred to in Division 3 of Part 2 or a fine.

s 54C: Ins 2002 No 90, Sch 1 [4].