sec.5Contents of pre-sentence report

sec.5 Contents of pre-sentence report

If, under section 151 (1) of the Act , a court orders the chief executive to give to the court a pre-sentence report concerning a child, the report must include all of the following information— the child’s full name, address, date of birth and occupation; the source of the information on which the report is based; the offence to which the report relates; the child’s placement between the start of the proceeding and the date of the report; details of all community based orders or detention orders made against or for the child; if the chief executive is aware of a corresponding order made against or for the child—details of the corresponding order; an assessment of factors the chief executive believes may have contributed to the child committing the offence; the child’s attitude to the offence and to the victim of the offence; if the chief executive is aware of any consequences that have happened to the child as a result of the act or omission that constitutes the offence—details of the consequences; The child may have been disciplined by the child’s parents or by a member of the child’s community. information about sentencing options suitable for the child. In this section— corresponding order means an order made by a court in another State that is substantially similar in nature to a community based order or a detention order. (sec.5-ssec.1) If, under section 151 (1) of the Act , a court orders the chief executive to give to the court a pre-sentence report concerning a child, the report must include all of the following information— the child’s full name, address, date of birth and occupation; the source of the information on which the report is based; the offence to which the report relates; the child’s placement between the start of the proceeding and the date of the report; details of all community based orders or detention orders made against or for the child; if the chief executive is aware of a corresponding order made against or for the child—details of the corresponding order; an assessment of factors the chief executive believes may have contributed to the child committing the offence; the child’s attitude to the offence and to the victim of the offence; if the chief executive is aware of any consequences that have happened to the child as a result of the act or omission that constitutes the offence—details of the consequences; The child may have been disciplined by the child’s parents or by a member of the child’s community. information about sentencing options suitable for the child. (sec.5-ssec.2) In this section— corresponding order means an order made by a court in another State that is substantially similar in nature to a community based order or a detention order.

• (a) the child’s full name, address, date of birth and occupation;
• (b) the source of the information on which the report is based;