Sentencing Act 1997
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7 Sentencing orders
A court that finds a person guilty of an offence may, in accordance with this Act and subject to any enactment relating specifically to the offence –
(a) record a conviction and order that the offender serve a term of imprisonment; or
(ab) [Section 7 Amended by No. 21 of 2007, s. 4, Applied:20 Aug 2007] [Section 7 Amended by No. 48 of 2016, s. 5, Applied:08 Feb 2017] if the court is constituted by a magistrate or is the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeal,, record a conviction and make a drug treatment order under Part 3A in respect of the offender; or
(b) record a conviction and order that the offender serve a term of imprisonment that is wholly or partly suspended; or
(c) [Section 7 Amended by No. 22 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Feb 2000] [Section 7 Amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:14 Dec 2018] record a conviction and make a home detention order under section 42AC in respect of the offender, if the offender has attained the age of 18 years; or
(d) [Section 7 Amended by No. 22 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Feb 2000] [Section 7 Amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:14 Dec 2018] with or without recording a conviction, make a community correction order under section 42AN in respect of the offender, if the offender has attained the age of 18 years; or
(e) [Section 7 Amended by No. 2 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:31 Mar 2017] with or without recording a conviction, order the offender to pay a fine; or
(ea) [Section 7 Amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005] in the case of a family violence offence, with or without recording a conviction, make a rehabilitation program order; or