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Sentencing Act 1997
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### 8 Combined sentencing orders
> > (1) A court that orders that an offender serve a term of imprisonment may also do any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 1999, s. 7, Applied:01 Feb 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-02-01/act-1999-022#GS7@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpa@EN) make a community correction order in respect of the offender, but only if the sentence of imprisonment is not for a term of more than 2 years;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 1999, s. 7, Applied:01 Feb 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-02-01/act-1999-022#GS7@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpa@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > (c) order the offender to pay a fine;
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> > > > (ca) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-03-30/act-2004-067#JS1@Ja10@GC3@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpb@EN) make a rehabilitation program order in respect of the offender;
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> > > > (d) make a driving disqualification order in respect of the offender.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-03-30/act-2004-067#JS1@Ja10@GC3@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpc@EN) A court that makes a home detention order in respect of an offender may also do any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) make a community correction order in respect of the offender;
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> > > > (b) order the offender to pay a fine;
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> > > > (c) make a rehabilitation program order in respect of the offender;
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> > > > (d) make a driving disqualification order in respect of the offender.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 2 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:31 Mar 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-03-31/act-2017-002#GS6@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-03-30/act-2004-067#JS1@Ja10@GC3@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-03-30/act-2004-067#JS1@Ja10@GC3@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 2 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:31 Mar 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-03-31/act-2017-002#GS6@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpd@EN) A court that makes a community correction order in respect of an offender may also do any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) order the offender to pay a fine;
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> > > > (b) make a rehabilitation program order in respect of the offender;
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> > > > (c) if the court records a conviction, make a driving disqualification order in respect of the offender.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-03-30/act-2004-067#JS1@Ja10@GC3@Hpe@EN) A court that orders an offender to pay a fine may also do either or both of the following:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (4) amended by No. 51 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:14 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-14/act-2017-051#GS6@Hpe@EN) make a rehabilitation program order in respect of the offender;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 8 Subsection (4) amended by No. 2 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:31 Mar 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-03-31/act-2017-002#GS6@Hpc@EN) if the court records a conviction, make a driving disqualification order in respect of the offender.