TASIn ForceAct
Sentencing Act 1997
38Multiple probation orders
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 38
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Sentencing Act 1997.
### 38 Multiple probation orders
> > (1) A court may make –
> >
> > > > (a) 2 or more probation orders in respect of an offender in relation to 2 or more offences; and
> > >
> > > > (b) a probation order in respect of an offender who is already subject to a probation order.
>
> > (2) If a court makes separate probation orders in respect of 2 or more offences committed by an offender, the conditions of those orders are concurrent unless the court directs otherwise.
>
> > (3) The conditions of a probation order made in respect of an offender are, unless the court making the order directs otherwise, concurrent with those of any other probation order in force in respect of that offender.