sec.11Matters to be considered in determining offender’s character

### sec.11 Matters to be considered in determining offender’s character In determining the character of an offender, a court may consider— the number, seriousness, date, relevance and nature of any previous convictions of the offender; and the history of domestic violence orders made or issued against the offender, other than orders made or issued when the offender was a child; and any significant contributions made to the community by the offender; and such other matters as the court considers are relevant. If oral submissions are to be made to, or evidence is to be brought before, the court about the history of domestic violence orders made or issued against the offender, the sentencing judge or magistrate may close the court for that purpose. In this section— domestic violence order means— any of the following under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 — a domestic violence order; a police protection direction; a police protection notice; an interstate order; an order that corresponds to an interstate order made under a repealed law of another State; a New Zealand order; or a domestic violence order under the repealed Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 . s 11 amd 2023 No. 1 s 81 ; 2025 No. 18 s 61 (sec.11-ssec.1) In determining the character of an offender, a court may consider— the number, seriousness, date, relevance and nature of any previous convictions of the offender; and the history of domestic violence orders made or issued against the offender, other than orders made or issued when the offender was a child; and any significant contributions made to the community by the offender; and such other matters as the court considers are relevant. (sec.11-ssec.2) If oral submissions are to be made to, or evidence is to be brought before, the court about the history of domestic violence orders made or issued against the offender, the sentencing judge or magistrate may close the court for that purpose. (sec.11-ssec.3) In this section— domestic violence order means— any of the following under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 — a domestic violence order; a police protection direction; a police protection notice; an interstate order; an order that corresponds to an interstate order made under a repealed law of another State; a New Zealand order; or a domestic violence order under the repealed Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 . - (a) the number, seriousness, date, relevance and nature of any previous convictions of the offender; and - (b) the history of domestic violence orders made or issued against the offender, other than orders made or issued when the offender was a child; and - (c) any significant contributions made to the community by the offender; and - (d) such other matters as the court considers are relevant. - (a) any of the following under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 — (i) a domestic violence order; (ii) a police protection direction; (iii) a police protection notice; (iv) an interstate order; (v) an order that corresponds to an interstate order made under a repealed law of another State; (vi) a New Zealand order; or - (i) a domestic violence order; - (ii) a police protection direction; - (iii) a police protection notice; - (iv) an interstate order; - (v) an order that corresponds to an interstate order made under a repealed law of another State; - (vi) a New Zealand order; or - (b) a domestic violence order under the repealed Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 . - (i) a domestic violence order; - (ii) a police protection direction; - (iii) a police protection notice; - (iv) an interstate order; - (v) an order that corresponds to an interstate order made under a repealed law of another State; - (vi) a New Zealand order; or