Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) When ordering a
pre-sentence report a court may give instructions as to the issues to be
addressed by the report.
(2) In the absence of
specific instructions from the court that ordered it, a pre-sentence report is
to set out matters about the offender that are, by reason of this Act or
sentencing practice, relevant to sentencing the offender or to the making of a
reparation order under Part 16.
(2a) If the court
gives instructions that it do so, a pre-sentence report is to set out matters
that are relevant to the making of an offender reporting order under
section 13 of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 in
respect of the offender.
(3) A pre-sentence
report may include reports as to the physical or mental condition of the
offender, whether or not the court has asked for them.
[Section 21 amended: No. 72 of 2004 s. 116(2).]