Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Secretary may prepare a certificate of available resources in respect of an offender for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The certificate of available resources must—
(a) state whether or not there are facilities or services available for the accommodation, care, monitoring, rehabilitation or treatment of the offender; and
(b) if there are, give an outline of those facilities or services.
(3) If there are no facilities or services available, the certificate of available resources may contain any other options the Secretary considers it appropriate for the court to consider in making the proposed order or in refusing to make any order.
(4) The court may require the Secretary to give evidence, or to provide the court with a further certificate of available resources, to clarify or expand on the matters dealt with in a certificate of available resources.