South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts89—Power of Minister in relation to default in performance of community
service
(1) If the Minister
for Correctional Services is satisfied that a person who is required to
perform community service as a condition of an intensive correction order has
failed to obey a direction given by the community corrections officer to whom
the person is assigned, the Minister may, instead of commencing proceedings
for breach of order, by notice in writing served personally, increase the
number of hours of community service that the person is required to perform.
(2) If the Minister
increases the hours of community service to be performed under a condition of
an intensive correction order, the order will be taken to have been amended
accordingly.
(3) The number of
hours of community service may not be increased under subsection (1) by
more than 24 in aggregate, but such an increase may be made despite the fact
that its effect is to increase the total number of hours to be performed
beyond the normal limit.
(4) If the
Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied that a person has failed to
comply with a condition of an intensive correction order requiring performance
of community service, the Minister may, by notice in writing served personally
or by post, suspend the operation of the order until proceedings for breach of
the intensive correction order have been determined.