Youth Justice Regulation 2016
sec.5ALikely complexity of pre-sentence report
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sec.5A Likely complexity of pre-sentence report
This section applies if a court orders the chief executive to give to the court a pre-sentence report under section 151 (1) of the Act . In having regard, under section 151 (6) of the Act , to the likely complexity of the pre-sentence report, the matters the court may consider include the following— the number of offences to which the report relates; the nature and seriousness of the offence to which the report relates and the circumstances in which the offence was committed; any other matter the court considers relevant to the likely complexity of the report. s 5A ins 2019 SL No. 261 s 6 (sec.5A-ssec.1) This section applies if a court orders the chief executive to give to the court a pre-sentence report under section 151 (1) of the Act . (sec.5A-ssec.2) In having regard, under section 151 (6) of the Act , to the likely complexity of the pre-sentence report, the matters the court may consider include the following— the number of offences to which the report relates; the nature and seriousness of the offence to which the report relates and the circumstances in which the offence was committed; any other matter the court considers relevant to the likely complexity of the report.
- (a) the number of offences to which the report relates;
- (b) the nature and seriousness of the offence to which the report relates and the circumstances in which the offence was committed;
- (c) any other matter the court considers relevant to the likely complexity of the report.