Div 5Serious drug offender 365

Division 5—Serious drug offender 365 89DI Declaration by court that person is serious drug offender 365 Part 4A—Identity crime certificates 366 89E Definitions 366 89F Court may issue certificate to victim of identity crime 366 89G Contents of certificate 367 89H Process for dealing with application 367 Part 5—Mentally ill offenders 368 Division 1—Court Assessment Orders 368 90 What is a Court Assessment Order? 368 91 When may the court make a Court Assessment Order? 369 92 Contents of a Court Assessment Order and notification requirements 370 93 Effect and duration of Court Assessment Order 371 94 Court powers following Court Assessment Order 371 Division 2—Court Secure Treatment Orders 372 94A What is a Court Secure Treatment Order? 372 94B When may the court make a Court Secure Treatment Order? 372 94C Effect and duration of Court Secure Treatment Order 373 Division 3—Taking persons subject to Court Assessment Order or Court Secure Treatment Order 374 94D Custody of persons subject to Court Assessment Order or Court Secure Treatment Order 374 Division 4—Transitional provisions 375 94E Definition 375 94F Assessment order and diagnosis, assessment and treatment order 375 94G Hospital security order 375 94H Restricted involuntary treatment order 376 94I Proceedings in relation to orders 377 Part 6—Making of sentencing and other orders 378 Division 1—Explanation of orders 378 95 Explanation of orders 378 Division 3—Taking other charges into account 380 100 Disposal of other pending charges 380 Division 4—Passing of sentence 383 101 Time and place of sentence 383 102 Sentence by another judge or magistrate 384 103 Sentences not invalidated by failure to comply with procedural requirements 386 Part 7—Correction of errors 387 104 Correction of sentences by Supreme Court on judicial review 387 104A Power to correct clerical mistakes, etc. 388 104B Court may reopen proceeding to correct penalties imposed contrary to law 390 104C Effect of reopening a proceeding under section 104B 392 104D When proceedings are finally disposed of 392 Part 8—Historical homosexual convictions 393 105 Definitions 393 105AA Application of this Part 399 105A Part to bind the Crown 400 105B Application to Secretary for convictions for historical homosexual offences to be expunged 400 105C Submission of further information etc. 402 105D Consideration of application 403 105E Response to enquiries or requests for information 405 105F Appointment of advisors 405 105G Mandatory tests 406 105H Withdrawal of application 407 105I Determination of application 408 105J Effect of expungement of conviction 409 105K Obligations in relation to official records 410 105L Jurisdiction of VCAT 412 105M Restriction on right to re-apply 413 105N Delegation 413 105O Confidentiality 414 105P Giving of notices 414 105Q Evidentiary provisions 415 105R Immunity 415 105S No entitlement to compensation 416 Part 9—Royal prerogative of mercy 418 106 Saving of royal prerogative of mercy 418 107 Release by Governor in exercise of royal prerogative of mercy 418 108 Penalties for offences may be remitted 420 Part 9A—Sentencing Advisory Council 421 108A Definitions 421 108B Establishment of Sentencing Advisory Council 421 108C Functions of the Council 422 108D Powers of the Council 422 108E Delegation 423 108F Board of directors 423 108G Chairperson 425 108H Terms and conditions of office of directors 425 108I Vacancies and removal of directors from office 425 108J Travelling and other allowances 426 108K Validity of acts or decisions 426 108L Meetings of the Board 426 108M Staff 427 108N Appointment of consultants 427 108O Control on expenditure 427 108P Parliamentary requirement for information 428 Part 10—Miscellaneous provisions 429 109 Penalty scale 429 109A Operation of penalty provisions 431 110 Meaning of penalty units 431 111 Location and effect of penalty provisions 432 112 Classification of offences as indictable or summary 432 112A Maximum fine for indictable offence heard and determined summarily 432 113 Maximum term of imprisonment for indictable offence heard and determined summarily 433 113A Maximum term of imprisonment for summary offence 433 113B Maximum cumulative term of imprisonment imposable by Magistrates' Court 433 113C Maximum term of imprisonment where none prescribed 434 113D Increased maximum fine for body corporate 434 114 Effect of alterations in penalties 435 115 Old offences relevant in determining previous convictions 435 115A Effect where punishment suffered for indictable offence 436 115B Delegation 436 Part 11—Regulations and general matters 438 115C Infringement penalties 438 115D Power to serve an infringement notice 438 115E Appointment of authorised person 438 115F Reports 439 116 Regulations 439 116A Review of amendments made by Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Act 2020 441 Part 12—Transitionals 442 117 Transitional provisions 442 117A Transitional provisions—Sentencing (Amendment) Act 1993 442 117B Transitional provisions—Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus Amendments) Act 1996 443 118 Transitional provisions (1997 amendments) 444 119 Transitional provisions (Sentencing (Amendment) Act 1997) 446 120 Transitional provisions (1998 amendments) 446 121 Transitional provision—Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Amendment) Act 2000 447 122 Transitional provisions—Sentencing (Amendment) Act 1999 447 123 Transitional provision—Magistrates' Court (Infringements) Act 2000 448 124 Transitional provisions—Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000 449 125 Transitional provisions—Sentencing (Emergency Service Costs) Act 2001 449 126 Transitional provisions—Sentencing (Amendment) Act 2002 450 126B Application of amendment made by the Road Safety (Alcohol Interlocks) Act 2002 450 127 Transitional provision—Crimes (Property Damage and Computer Offences) Act 2003 451 127A Transitional provisions—Corrections and Sentencing Acts (Home Detention) Act 2003 451 128 Transitional provision—Sentencing (Amendment) Act 2003 452 129 Transitional provision—Children and Young Persons (Age Jurisdiction) Act 2004 452 130 Transitional provision—Sentencing (Further Amendment) Act 2005 452 131 Transitional provision—Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act 2005 452 132 Transitional provision—Courts Legislation (Jurisdiction) Act 2006 453 133 Transitional provisions—Sentencing (Suspended Sentences) Act 2006 453 134 Transitional provision—Working with Children Act 2005 454 135 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2008 454 136 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008 455 137 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2009 455 138 Transitional provision—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 455 139 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Act 2009 456 140 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment Act 2009 457 141 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010 457 141A Transitional provision—Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Home Detention) Act 2011 459 142 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010 460 143 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment Act 2010 461 144 Transitional provision—Sentencing Further Amendment Act 2011 464 145 Transitional provisions—Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012 464 147 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011 464 148 Transitional provision—Road Safety and Sentencing Acts Amendment Act 2012 464 149 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Acts Amendment (Victims of Crime) Act 2012 465 149A Validation—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013 466 149B Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Abolition of Suspended Sentences and Other Matters) Act 2013 466 149C Further transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Abolition of Suspended Sentences and Other Matters) Act 2013 466 149D Additional transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Abolition of Suspended Sentences and Other Matters) Act 2013 467 150 Transitional provisions—Road Safety and Sentencing Acts Amendment Act 2013 468 151 Transitional provision—Summary Offences and Sentencing Amendment Act 2014 471 152 Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Coward's Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters) Act 2014 472 153 Transitional provision—Criminal Organisations Control and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014—alcohol exclusion orders 472 154 Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Workers) Act 2014—general 473 156 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Confiscation and Other Matters) Act 2014 473 156A Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Correction of Sentencing Error) Act 2015 474 157 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2014 474 158 Transitional provisions—Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2016 475 159 Transitional provisions—Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Amendment (Community Safety) Act 2016 475 160 Transitional provision—Police and Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2016 475 161 Transitional provision—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017 476 162 Transitional provision—Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2016 477 163 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Parole Reform and Other Matters) Act 2016 477 164 Transitional—Fines Reform Amendment Act 2017 478 165 Transitional provision—Transport Legislation Amendment (Better Roads Victoria and Other Amendments) Act 2019 478 165A Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Sentencing Standards) Act 2017 478 166 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims) Act 2018 479 167 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 480 168 Transitional provision—Victims and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 482 169 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 482 170 Transitional provision—Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Act 2020 482 171 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Court and Other Matters) Act 2020 483 Schedules 485 Schedule 1—Serious offender offences 485 Schedule 1A—Continuing criminal enterprise offences 519 Schedule 2—Forms for use where other offences taken into account in sentencing 521 Schedule 3—Transitional provisions—Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011 523 Schedule 3A—Transitional provisions—Serious Offenders Act 2018 540 Schedule 4—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013—validation 541 ═══════════════ Endnotes 545 1 General information 545 2 Table of Amendments 547 3 Explanatory details 573 **Version No.** **232** **Sentencing Act 1991** **No. 49 of 1991** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as 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