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CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 133XO

Therapeutic correction conditions

    (1)     The therapeutic correction conditions of a therapeutic correction order are that a young offender subject to the order—

        (a)     must complete a program of treatment set out under a therapeutic correction plan approved by the court; and

        (b)     must comply with any other condition imposed by the court as necessary to achieve the purpose of the therapeutic correction plan.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1) (b), the court may impose 1 or more of the following conditions, requiring the young offender to:

        (a)     submit to medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment that is relevant to the young offender;

        (b)     submit to detoxification at a stated facility that is not a correctional centre;

        (c)     participate in counselling or programs for treatment relevant to—

              (i)     the young offender's circumstances; or

              (ii)     the offending behaviour of the young offender;

        (d)     attend meetings with a stated person or class of person for the therapeutic correction order;

        (e)     participate in vocational, educational or employment programs or courses;

        (f)     submit to alcohol and drug testing;

        (g)     not return a positive test sample under alcohol and drug testing.

Note     The court may make an accommodation order in relation to a young offender (see pt 8A.3).

    (3)     In this section:

"positive", for a test sample for alcohol or a drug—see the Corrections Management Act 2007

, section 133.



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