Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 133XG

    (1)     This section applies if the court is considering whether to make a therapeutic correction order for a young offender.

    (2)     The court must—

        (a)     order the CYP director-general to—

              (i)     prepare an assessment of the offender's suitability for a therapeutic correction order (a therapeutic correction assessment ); and

              (ii)     provide a copy of the assessment to the court or any other stated person; and

        (b)     adjourn the proceeding for the assessment to be prepared.

    (3)     The CYP director-general must—

        (a)     arrange for a suitable person (an assessor ) to prepare the therapeutic correction assessment; and

        (b)     provide a copy of the assessment to the court and any other person the court considers should receive a copy.

    (4)     The therapeutic correction assessment must address the matters mentioned in section 133XH.