12Assessment reports generally—the Act, s 17B(4)

12 Assessment reports generally—the Act, s 17B(4)

12 Assessment reports generally—the Act, s 17B(4)

(1) An assessment report in relation to an offender must address the following matters—

(a) the offender’s risk of re-offending,

(b) factors related to the offender’s offending behaviour,

(c) factors that may affect the offender’s ability to address the offender’s offending behaviour,

(d) how the factors referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) would be addressed by supervision and the availability of resources to provide supervision,

(e) conditions that would facilitate the effective supervision of the offender in the community,

(f) the offender’s suitability for community service work,

(g) a summary of the offender’s response to any previous period of management in the community in relation to a relevant order,

(h) any other matters the court wishes to have specifically addressed.

(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters that may be addressed in an assessment report.

(3) An assessment report does not need to address a matter referred to in subsection (1) if—

(a) the matter is not relevant to the circumstances relating to the offender, or

(b) the court does not require the matter to be addressed.