Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 86

    (1)     The core conditions of an offender's good behaviour order are as follows:

        (a)     the offender must not commit—

              (i)     an offence against a territory law, or a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory, that is punishable by imprisonment; or

              (ii)     an offence outside Australia against a law of a place outside Australia that, if it had been committed in Australia, would be punishable by imprisonment;

        (b)     if the offender is charged with an offence against a law in force in Australia or elsewhere—the offender must tell the director-general about the charge as soon as possible, but within 2 days after the day the offender becomes aware of the charge;

        (c)     if the offender's contact details change—the offender must tell the director-general about the change as soon as possible, but within 2 days after the day the offender knows the changed details;

        (d)     the offender must comply with any direction given to the offender by the director-general under this Act or the Corrections Management Act 2007

in relation to the good behaviour order;

        (e)     any test sample given by the offender under a direction under section 95 (Good behaviour orders—community service work—alcohol and drug tests) must not be positive;

        (f)     if the good behaviour order is subject to a probation condition or supervision condition—the offender must not leave the ACT for more than the defined period without the director-general's approval;

        (g)     the offender must comply with any agreement made by the offender under section 105 (Good behaviour—agreement to attend court);

        (h)     any condition prescribed by regulation that applies to the offender.

    (2)     In this section:

"contact details" means any of the following:

        (a)     home address or phone number;

        (b)     work address or phone number;

        (c)     mobile phone number.

"defined period" means 24 hours or, if another period is prescribed by regulation, the prescribed period.

"probation condition", of a good behaviour order for an offender—see the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

, dictionary.

"supervision condition" means an additional condition (other than a probation condition) of a good behaviour order that requires the offender to be subject to the director-general's supervision.