sec.15Information or submissions for sentence

### sec.15 Information or submissions for sentence In imposing a sentence on an offender, a court may receive any information, including a report mentioned in the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 344 , or a sentencing submission made by a party to the proceedings, that it considers appropriate to enable it to impose the proper sentence. Also, without limiting subsection (1) , in imposing a sentence on an offender, a court may receive any information, or a sentencing submission made by a party to the proceedings, that the court considers appropriate to enable it to decide— whether it may make a control order for the offender under part 9D , division 3 ; or the appropriate conditions of a control order it must, or may, make for the offender under part 9D , division 3 . An authorised corrective services officer must not, in any information or report, recommend that a fine option order or community based order should not be made for an offender merely because of— any physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability of the offender; or the offender’s sex, educational level or religious beliefs. In this section— sentencing submission , made by a party, means a submission stating the sentence, or range of sentences, the party considers appropriate for the court to impose. s 15 amd 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2 ; 2004 No. 43 s 70 ; 2006 No. 29 s 486 ; 2016 No. 16 s 6 ; 2016 No. 62 s 274 (sec.15-ssec.1) In imposing a sentence on an offender, a court may receive any information, including a report mentioned in the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 344 , or a sentencing submission made by a party to the proceedings, that it considers appropriate to enable it to impose the proper sentence. (sec.15-ssec.1A) Also, without limiting subsection (1) , in imposing a sentence on an offender, a court may receive any information, or a sentencing submission made by a party to the proceedings, that the court considers appropriate to enable it to decide— whether it may make a control order for the offender under part 9D , division 3 ; or the appropriate conditions of a control order it must, or may, make for the offender under part 9D , division 3 . (sec.15-ssec.2) An authorised corrective services officer must not, in any information or report, recommend that a fine option order or community based order should not be made for an offender merely because of— any physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability of the offender; or the offender’s sex, educational level or religious beliefs. (sec.15-ssec.3) In this section— sentencing submission , made by a party, means a submission stating the sentence, or range of sentences, the party considers appropriate for the court to impose. - (a) whether it may make a control order for the offender under part 9D , division 3 ; or - (b) the appropriate conditions of a control order it must, or may, make for the offender under part 9D , division 3 . - (a) any physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability of the offender; or - (b) the offender’s sex, educational level or religious beliefs.