Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A pre-sentence report may set out all or any of the following matters but no others—
(a) the sources of information on which the report is based;
(b) the circumstances of the offence of which the child has been found guilty;
S. 573(1)(c) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 80(a).
(c) any previous sentences in respect of the child involving the Secretary;
(d) the family circumstances of the child;
(e) the education of the child;
(f) the employment history of the child;
(g) the recreation and leisure activities of the child;
(h) medical and health matters relating to the child.
(2) Any statement made in a pre-sentence report must be relevant—
(a) to the offence of which the child has been found guilty in the proceeding before the Court; and
S. 573(2)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 80(b).
(b) to the sentence (if any) recommended in the report.
S. 573(3) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 80(b).
(3) The author of a pre-sentence report may, in his or her report, recommend an appropriate sentence for the child who is the subject of the report.
(4) If a recommendation is made under subsection (3) for a probation order, a youth supervision order or a youth attendance order, it must state—
(a) whether, and if so where, the recommended service or program is available; and
(b) the proposed date of commencement of the child's participation in the recommended service or program; and
(c) the child's suitability for the recommended service or program; and
(d) the child's attitude towards the recommended service or program.
S. 574 (Heading) amended by No. 26/2023 s. 55(1).
S. 574 substituted by No. 61/2014 s. 129, amended by No. 26/2023 s. 55(2).