Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 30

30 Recognisance—conviction on indictment

(1) An offender convicted on indictment may, in addition to, or instead of, any sentence to which the offender is liable, be ordered—

(a) to be released if the offender enters into a recognisance, with or without sureties, in such amount as the court considers appropriate, conditioned that the offender keep the peace and be of good behaviour for a period fixed by the court; and

(b) to be imprisoned until the recognisance mentioned in paragraph (a) is entered into.

(2) Imprisonment ordered under subsection (1) (b) —

(a) must not be longer than 1 year; and

(b) together with any other imprisonment that is ordered for the offence, must not be longer than the longest term of imprisonment for which the offender might be sentenced to be imprisoned without fine.