8ACourt may order pre-sentence report

8A Court may order pre-sentence report (1) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence, before passing sentence the court may order a pre‑sentence report in respect of the offender and adjourn the proceeding to enable the report to be prepared. (2) A court must order a pre-sentence report if it is considering making a community correction order, a youth justice centre order or a youth residential centre order so that it may— (a) establish the person's suitability for the order being considered; and (b) establish that any necessary facilities exist; and (c) if the order being considered is a community correction order, gain advice concerning the most appropriate condition or conditions to be attached to the order. (3) A court is not required to order a pre-sentence report under subsection (2) if it is considering making a community correction order with an unpaid community work condition of up to a maximum of 300 hours as the sole condition attached to the order. (4) If a court orders a pre-sentence report, it must be prepared by— (a) the Secretary to the Department of Human Services if the court is considering making a youth justice centre order or a youth residential centre order; or (b) the Secretary in any other case. (5) The author of a pre-sentence report must conduct any investigation that he or she thinks appropriate or that is directed by the court. S. 8B inserted by No. 65/2011 s. 7.