Western Australian Current Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 46A

46A .         Application of Sentencing Act 1995

        (1)         The Sentencing Act 1995 applies to and in respect of the sentencing of a young person —

            (a)         in a case to which section 50B applies; or

            (b)         to the extent that section 50A or 118 provides for it to apply; or

            (c)         subject to subsection (2), to the extent that this Act does not provide for a matter that is provided for in the Sentencing Act 1995 .

        (2)         Part 5 of the Sentencing Act 1995 does not apply to and in respect of the sentencing of a young person except —

            (a)         for the purposes of deciding whether a community order can be imposed under section 50A; or

            (b)         in a case to which section 50B applies.

        [Section 46A inserted: No. 78 of 1995 s. 140.]