33K—Applications during criminal proceedings
(1) If, during the
course of criminal proceedings before a court in respect of an offence against
this Act, the prosecutor applies for an order under this Act relating to the
offence, the court must deal with the application during the course of the
criminal proceedings unless satisfied by the defendant that to do so would not
be appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) If an application
for an order under this Act is made to a court before which a person was
convicted of an offence against this Act—
(a) the
application may be dealt with by the court; and
(b) any
power in relation to the relevant order may be exercised by the court,
whether or not the court is constituted in the same way as when the person was
convicted of the offence.