Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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sentence —
(a)
imposed on an adult, means a sentence imposed under the Sentencing Act 1995
section 39(2); and
(b)
imposed on a youth, means a sentence imposed under the Young Offenders Act
1994 .
(2) Subject to
subsection (4) and section 17, a court that has sentenced a person for an
offence may, after imposing the sentence, make a PBO against the person.
(3) The PBO may be
made —
(a) on
the application of the prosecutor under section 5; or
(b) on
the initiative of the court.
(4) A court must not
make a PBO against a person unless —
(a) the
court is satisfied that there are grounds for making the PBO under section 8;
and
(b) the
court has had regard to the matters set out in section 9 and, if applicable,
section 19; and
(c) the
person has reached 16 years of age; and
(d) the
person —
(i)
is present when the PBO is made and has been given an
opportunity to be heard on the question of whether or not the court should
make the PBO; or
(ii)
has personally been given a hearing notice at least 7
days before the PBO proceedings.