South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts15—Amendment of section 50A—Variation of community service order
(1) Section 50A—before subsection (1) insert:
(a1) If, on the application of a person required to perform community service pursuant to a bond or an order of a court, the Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied—
(a) that the person will not complete the community service in the time provided for in the order or the bond; and
(b) that sufficient reason exists for the person not being able to complete the community service in the required time,
the Minister may, by instrument in writing, extend the period within which the person must complete the performance of the community service.
(2) Section 50A(1)—delete "sentenced a person to" and substitute:
ordered a person to perform
(3) Section 50A(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:
(2) The period within which community service must be performed cannot be extended under this section, whether by the Minister or the court, by a period exceeding 6 months, or periods that, in aggregate, exceed 6 months.
(3) If the Minister extends the period within which a person must complete the performance of community service under an order or bond, the order or bond will be taken to have been amended accordingly.
(4) The Minister must notify the probative or sentencing court of any exercise of powers under subsection (a1).