Sentencing Act 1997
42AKAOffence relating to electronic monitoring devices
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42AKA Offence relating to electronic monitoring devices
[Section 42AKA Inserted by No. 31 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024]
(1) A person who is required to submit to electronic monitoring as part of a home detention order must not, without reasonable excuse –
(a) tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring; or
(b) knowingly permit another person to tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring of another person in accordance with a home detention order.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.