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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.17Making of order
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### sec.17 Making of order
If a court considers that it is appropriate that no punishment or only a nominal punishment should be imposed on an offender, the court may make an order under section 19 .
Despite subsection (1) , a drug diversion court may make an order under section 19 (1) (b) that includes a drug diversion condition if the matters mentioned in section 19 (2A) (b) and (c) are satisfied.
s 17 amd 2002 No. 59 s 8
(sec.17-ssec.1) If a court considers that it is appropriate that no punishment or only a nominal punishment should be imposed on an offender, the court may make an order under section 19 .
(sec.17-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , a drug diversion court may make an order under section 19 (1) (b) that includes a drug diversion condition if the matters mentioned in section 19 (2A) (b) and (c) are satisfied.