Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If a court
considers it would be assisted in sentencing an offender by a pre-sentence
report about the offender, it may order one.
(2) A court committing
an offender to another court for sentence may if it thinks fit order a
pre-sentence report for the assistance of that other court.
(2a) A court
considering imposing a PSO must order a pre-sentence report about (among any
other things) the offender’s suitability to be the subject of a PSO.
(3) A court
considering imposing an ISO must order a pre-sentence report about (among any
other things) the offender’s suitability for such a sentence.
[Section 20 amended: No. 29 of 1998 s. 18; No. 50
of 2003 s. 5.]