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Sentencing Act 1995
9Purpose of orders under this Division
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9 Purpose of orders under this Division
An order may be made under this Division:
(a) to provide for the rehabilitation of an offender by allowing the
sentence to be served in the community; or
(b) to take account of the trivial, technical or minor nature of the
offence committed; or
(c) to allow for circumstances in which it is inappropriate to record
a conviction; or
(d) to allow for circumstances in which it is inappropriate to inflict
any punishment other than a nominal punishment; or
(e) to allow for the existence of other extenuating or exceptional
circumstances that justify the court showing mercy to an