117Pecuniary penalty orders made in relation to serious offence convictions

#### 117 Pecuniary penalty orders made in relation to serious offence convictions (1) A court must not make a \*pecuniary penalty order in relation to a person’s conviction of a \*serious offence until after the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the \*conviction day. (2) However, if the court before which the person was convicted has \*proceeds jurisdiction, the court may make a \*pecuniary penalty order in relation to the person’s conviction when it passes sentence on the person. > Note: Pecuniary penalty orders made under this subsection cannot be enforced within 6 months: see subsection 140(3). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is taken to have been convicted of the \*serious offence because of paragraph 331(1)(d).