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SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 74G

74G .         Additional requirements of PSSO

        (1)         A PSSO may contain any of these additional requirements as the Board thinks fit —

            (a)         a requirement relating to where the supervised offender must reside;

            (b)         requirements relating to the protection of any victim of an offence committed by the supervised offender from coming into contact with the offender;

            (c)         a requirement that the supervised offender must wear an approved electronic monitoring device;

            (d)         a requirement that the supervised offender permit the installation of an approved electronic monitoring device at the place where the offender resides;

            (e)         a requirement that, if the CEO so directs, the supervised offender —

                  (i)         wear an approved electronic monitoring device; or

                  (ii)         permit the installation of an approved electronic monitoring device at the place where the offender resides; or

                  (iii)         charge the approved electronic monitoring device so as to ensure the device is at all times operational; or

                  (iv)         not enter 1 or more areas of the State stated in a written notice given to the supervised offender by the CEO;

            (f)         a requirement that the supervised offender must not leave Western Australia except with and in accordance with the written permission of the CEO;

            (g)         requirements to facilitate the supervised offender’s rehabilitation;

            (h)         a curfew requirement that the supervised offender must remain at a specified place for a specified period not exceeding 12 hours in any period of 24 hours;

                  (i)         a requirement that the supervised offender must not frequent or visit a specified place or area;

            (j)         prescribed requirements.

        (2)         A person on whom a requirement is imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e)(i), (ii) or (iii) must comply with the requirement.

        Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of $36 000.

        (3)         A person on whom a requirement is imposed under subsection (1)(e)(iv) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

        Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of $36 000.

        (4)         Subsection (5) applies if —

            (a)         the supervised offender —

                  (i)         has been serving imprisonment for a family violence offence (category A); and

                  (ii)         is bound by a family violence restraining order;

                or

            (b)         the supervised offender —

                  (i)         has been serving imprisonment for a family violence offence (category B); and

                  (ii)         is a serial family violence offender.

        (5)         The Board must impose a requirement under subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e), unless the Board is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances.

        [Section 74G inserted: No. 45 of 2016 s. 25; amended: No. 13 of 2020 s. 18; No. 29 of 2020 s. 110; No. 30 of 2020 s. 36; No. 28 of 2024 s. 53.]



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