South Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 2017 - SECT 111

111—Power of Minister to cancel unperformed hours of community service

        (1)         If, on the application of a person required to perform community service under a bond or an order of a court, the Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied that—

            (a)         although some hours of community service remain unperformed, the person has substantially complied with the requirement; and

            (b)         there is no apparent intention on the person's part to deliberately evade the person's obligations under the bond or order; and

            (c)         sufficient reason exists for not insisting on performance of some or all of those hours,

the Minister may, by instrument in writing, waive compliance with the requirement to perform those hours, or a specified number of them.

        (2)         The Minister cannot exercise powers under subsection (1) to waive performance of more than 10 hours under the 1 bond or order.

        (3)         The Minister must notify the probative or sentencing court of any exercise of powers under subsection (1).