243Operation of Part

243 Operation of Part

243 Operation of Part

(1) Application to proved offences This Part applies where a court finds an offence against this Act or regulations proved.

(2) Meaning of proved offences Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a court finds an offence proved if—

(a) the court convicts the offender of the offence, or

(b) the court makes an order under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 against the offender in relation to the offence (in which case the order is not a punishment for the purposes of that section).

(3) Definitions In this Part—

the court means the court that finds the offence proved.

the offender means the person who is found to have committed the offence.

s 243: Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.51 [1].