Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 55

    (1)     This part applies if—

        (a)     an offender has been convicted or found guilty of an offence (the  principal offence ); and

        (b)     none of the following orders (each of which is a  sentence-related order ) have been made for the offence:

              (i)     an order imposing a penalty on the offender;

              (ii)     a deferred sentence order;

              (iii)     a non-conviction order;

              (iv)     a suspended sentence order; and

        (c)     the prosecutor files in the court sentencing the offender a document (the list of additional offences ) that lists other offences (each of which is an additional offence ) allegedly committed by the offender.

    (2)     However, this part does not apply in relation to an offence punishable by life imprisonment.