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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.66Requirements of fine option orders
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### sec.66 Requirements of fine option orders
A fine option order must contain requirements that the offender—
must report to an authorised corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order; and
must perform in a satisfactory way community service directed by an authorised corrective services officer—
for the number of hours stated in the order; and
at the times directed by the officer; and
must comply with every reasonable direction of an authorised corrective services officer; and
must report to, and receive visits from, an authorised corrective services officer as directed by the officer; and
must notify an authorised corrective services officer of every change of the offender’s place of residence or employment within 2 business days after the change happens; and
must not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of an authorised corrective services officer.
The number of hours stated in a fine option order under subsection (1) (b) (i) must be performed within 1 year, or another time allowed in the order, from the making of the order.
A direction given under subsection (1) (b) (ii) applies to all fine option orders made for the offender by the same court on the same day.
s 66 amd 1993 No. 36 s 2 sch 1 ; 1999 No. 9 s 3 sch
(sec.66-ssec.1) A fine option order must contain requirements that the offender— must report to an authorised corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order; and must perform in a satisfactory way community service directed by an authorised corrective services officer— for the number of hours stated in the order; and at the times directed by the officer; and must comply with every reasonable direction of an authorised corrective services officer; and must report to, and receive visits from, an authorised corrective services officer as directed by the officer; and must notify an authorised corrective services officer of every change of the offender’s place of residence or employment within 2 business days after the change happens; and must not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of an authorised corrective services officer.
(sec.66-ssec.2) The number of hours stated in a fine option order under subsection (1) (b) (i) must be performed within 1 year, or another time allowed in the order, from the making of the order.
(sec.66-ssec.3) A direction given under subsection (1) (b) (ii) applies to all fine option orders made for the offender by the same court on the same day.
- (a) must report to an authorised corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order; and
- (b) must perform in a satisfactory way community service directed by an authorised corrective services officer— (i) for the number of hours stated in the order; and (ii) at the times directed by the officer; and
- (i) for the number of hours stated in the order; and
- (ii) at the times directed by the officer; and
- (c) must comply with every reasonable direction of an authorised corrective services officer; and
- (d) must report to, and receive visits from, an authorised corrective services officer as directed by the officer; and
- (e) must notify an authorised corrective services officer of every change of the offender’s place of residence or employment within 2 business days after the change happens; and
- (f) must not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of an authorised corrective services officer.
- (i) for the number of hours stated in the order; and
- (ii) at the times directed by the officer; and