18EAssessment of eligibility and suitability by the multi-disciplinary team

#### 18E Assessment of eligibility and suitability by the multi-disciplinary team 18E Assessment of eligibility and suitability by the multi-disciplinary team > > (1) When an offender is referred to the multi-disciplinary team for assessment, the multi-disciplinary team is to investigate and report to the Drug Court on the matters referred to in sections 5A and 18D (1) (b) (i)–(vi). > > > (2) When assessing whether an offender is a suitable person to serve a sentence by way of compulsory drug treatment detention (being the ground referred to in section 18D (1) (b) (iii)), the multi-disciplinary team is to have regard to the following matters— > > > > > (a) the offender’s level of motivation and attitude to the compulsory drug treatment program, > > > > > (b) the offender’s drug treatment history, > > > > > (c) the likelihood that the offender will commit a domestic violence offence (within the meaning of the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080)) during community custody (Stage 3) (within the meaning of Part 4A of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093)), > > > > > (c1) the offender’s history of committing offences involving weapons or violence, > > > > > (c2) the offender’s history of committing offences related to the offender’s long-term drug dependency and associated lifestyle, > > > > > (d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the conduct of investigations and the preparation of reports for the purposes of this Part. > > **s 18E:** Ins 2004 No 42, Sch 1 \[6\]. Am 2006 No 56, Sch 2 \[5\]; 2006 No 73, Sch 3.11; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.12; 2014 No 45, Sch 1 \[7\] \[8\].