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Sentencing Act 1997
87Distribution of pre-sentence and mediation reports
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### 87 Distribution of pre-sentence and mediation reports
> > (1) A pre-sentence report or mediation report is to be filed with the court no later than the time directed by the court.
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> > (2) The court may make such orders regarding the distribution and security of the report as it considers necessary or appropriate.
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> > (3) Unless the court orders otherwise, the author of the report must give a copy of the report, a reasonable time before sentencing is to take place, to –
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> > > > (a) the prosecutor; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 87 Subsection (3) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja95@GC2@EN) the Australian legal practitioner representing the offender or, if the offender is unrepresented, the offender.