South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts16—Amendment of section 70L—Community service orders
(1) Section 70L—after subsection (5) insert:
(5a) If, on the application of a person required to perform community service pursuant to an order under this section, an authorised officer is satisfied—
(a) that the person will not complete the community service in the time provided for in the order; and
(b) that sufficient reason exists for the person not being able to complete the community service in the required time,
the officer may, by instrument in writing, extend the period within which the person must complete the performance of the community service (even if the period, as so extended, exceeds 3 years).
(5b) The period within which community service must be performed cannot be extended under subsection (5a) by a period exceeding 6 months, or periods that, in aggregate, exceed 6 months.
(5c) If an authorised officer extends the period within which a person must complete the performance of community service under an order, the order will be taken to have been amended accordingly.
(2) Section 70L—after subsection (6) insert:
(6a) If an authorised officer makes a community service order in respect of a debtor, the officer must notify the probative or sentencing court of the order and of the exercise of any other powers under this section.