A serious offence is an offence under any of these provisions of The Criminal Code —
(a) Chapter XXVIII — Homicide: Suicide: Concealment of birth
(b) Chapter XXIX — Offences endangering life or health
(c) Chapter XXX — Assaults
(d) Chapter XXXI — Sexual offences
(e) Chapter XXXIII — Offences against liberty
(f) Chapter XXXIIIA — Threats
(g) Chapter XXXIIIB — Stalking
(h) Chapter XXXVIII — Robbery: Extortion by threats
(i) Section 187 — Facilitating sexual offences against children outside Western Australia,
or an offence under —
(j) section 60 of the Censorship Act 1996 4; or
(k) section 61(1), (1A) or (2a) of the Restraining Orders Act 1997.
[Schedule 2 amended: No. 4 of 2004 s. 5(2); No. 41 of 2006 s. 69; No. 6 of 2014 s. 11(2); No. 13 of 2020 s. 20.]
Schedule 3 — Reports and re‑socialisation programmes for certain prisoners
[s. 12A and 13]
Division 1 — Current sentence types
| Item No. | Description of prisoner | First report due | Subsequent reports due |
| 1. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an offence other than murder | 7 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun | Every 3 years after that |
| 2. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for murder where a minimum period has been set under the Sentencing Act 1995 section 90(1)(a) | At the end of the minimum period | Every 3 years after that |
| 3. | A person serving a sentence of indefinite imprisonment | One year after the day on which the sentence began | Every 3 years after that |
| 4. | A Governor’s pleasure detainee subject to a sentence of detention imposed under The Criminal Code section 279(5)(b) | One year after the day on which the detention began | Every year after that |
[Division 1 inserted: No. 45 of 2016 s. 15.]
Division 2 — Former sentence types
| Item No. | Description of prisoner | First report due | Subsequent reports due |
| 5. | A person serving a sentence of strict security life imprisonment commuted from a sentence of death under The Criminal Code section 679 (repealed by the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 section 26) | 20 years after the sentence was commuted | Every 3 years after that |
| 6. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment commuted from a sentence of death under section 679 (repealed by the section 26) | 10 years after the sentence was commuted | Every 3 years after that |
| 7. | A person serving a sentence of strict security life imprisonment for wilful murder under section 282(a)(i) (repealed by the section 10) in respect of which no minimum term was set | 20 years after the term began | Every 3 years after that |
| 8. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for wilful murder under section 282(a)(ii) (repealed by the section 10) in respect of which no minimum term was set | 12 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun | Every 3 years after that |
| 9. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for murder under section 282(b) (repealed by the section 10) in respect of which no minimum term was set | 7 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun | Every 3 years after that |
| 10. | A person serving a sentence of strict security life imprisonment where a minimum period has been set under —<br>(a) the section 91(1) (as it was immediately before the commencement of the section 19); or | At the end of the minimum period | Every 3 years after that |
| | (b) the 3 section 40D (repealed by the section 77) | | |
| 11. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for murder or wilful murder where a minimum period has been set under — | At the end of the minimum period | Every 3 years after that |
| | (a) the section 90(1) or (2) (as it was immediately before the commencement of the section 19); or | | |
| | (b) the 3 section 40D (repealed by the section 77) | | |
| 12. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an offence other than murder imposed before the commencement of the section 6 | 5 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun | Every 3 years after that |
| 13. | A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an offence other than murder imposed on or after the commencement of the section 6 | 7 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun | Every 3 years after that |
| 14. | A person subject to a direction or sentence under section 661 or 662 (repealed by the section 26) | For section 661 — 2 years after the day on which the detention began<br>For section 662 — one year after the day on which the detention began | Every year after that |
| 15. | A person in, or regarded as being in, strict or safe custody by virtue of an order under section 282 (repealed by the section 10) | One year after the day on which the detention began | Every year after that |
This is a compilation of the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and includes amendments made by other written laws 1M, 5. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
Compilation table
Short title
Number and year
Assent
Commencement
Sentence Administration Act 2003
49 of 2003
9 Jul 2003
s. 1 and 2: 9 Jul 2003; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 31 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Aug 2003 p. 3833)
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 5
4 of 2004
23 Apr 2004
21 May 2004 (see s. 2)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 2
27 of 2004
14 Oct 2004
31 May 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 May 2006 p. 1965)
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 174
42 of 2004
9 Nov 2004
4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131)
Parole and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 2 6
41 of 2006
22 Sep 2006
28 Jan 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2006 p. 5867)
Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 3
65 of 2006
8 Dec 2006
4 Apr 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Apr 2007 p. 1491)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 6 and Sch. 1 cl. 155
77 of 2006
21 Dec 2006
1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Reprint 1: The Sentence Administration Act 2003 as at 20 Jul 2007 (includes amendments listed above)
Fines Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 4
3 of 2008
12 Mar 2008
28 Mar 2008 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 27 Mar 2008 p. 899)
Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 39
29 of 2008
27 Jun 2008
1 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 22 Jul 2008 p. 3353)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89
39 of 2010
1 Oct 2010
1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Reprint 2: The Sentence Administration Act 2003 as at 1 Apr 2011 (includes amendments listed above)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Pt. 3
6 of 2014
22 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014 (see s. 2(b))
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 6
17 of 2016
11 Jul 2016
10 Sep 2016 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 9 Sep 2016 p. 3871)
Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016 Pt. 3 Div. 7
49 of 2016
29 Nov 2016
1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1157)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 2 Div. 1 and Pt. 3 Div. 2
45 of 2016
7 Dec 2016
Pt. 2 Div. 1: 8 Dec 2016 (see s. 2(b)); Pt. 3 Div. 2: 1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 7 Feb 2017 p. 1159)
Sentence Administration Amendment Act 2018
2 of 2018
23 Mar 2018
s. 1 and 2: 23 Mar 2018 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 13 Apr 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Apr 2018 p. 1283)
Reprint 3: The Sentence Administration Act 2003 as at 1 Jun 2018 (includes amendments listed above)
s. 1 and 2: 26 Mar 2024 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2024 (see s. 2(b))
Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2024 Pt. 8 (other than s. 57(1) and (2))
28 of 2024
17 Sep 2024
18 Dec 2024 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/249 cl. 2(d))
Uncommenced provisions table
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.
| Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement |
| Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 s. 37 7 | 30 of 2020 | 9 Jul 2020 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(c)) |
| Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2024 s. 57(1) and (2) | 28 of 2024 | 17 Sep 2024 | To be proclaimed (see s. 2(d)) |
Other notes
1M Under the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 14, in order to give effect to that Act, this Act must be applied with the modifications prescribed by the Cross‑border Justice Regulations 2009 Part 3 Division 20 as if this Act had been altered in that way. If a modification is to replace or insert a numbered provision, the new provision is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the provision number. If a modification is to replace or insert a definition, the new definition is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the defined term.
1 The Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 Pt. 2 Div. 4 commenced 31 Aug 2003 (see Gazette 29 Aug 2003 p. 3833).