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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992Penalties and Sentences Act 1992[s
]An Act to consolidate and amend the law
relating to sentencingof offenders and to impose a levy on
offenders on sentenceNotauthorised—indicativeonlyCurrent as at [Not applicable]Page
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Preliminary[s 1]Preamble1Society is entitled to protect itself and
its members from harm.2The criminal law
and the power of courts to impose sentencesonoffendersrepresentimportantwaysinwhichsocietyprotects itself and its members from
harm.3Society may limit the liberty of
members of society only toprevent harm to itself or other
members of society.4Society is entitled to recover from
offenders funds to help payfor the cost of
law enforcement and administration.Part 1Preliminary1Short
titleThisActmaybecitedasthePenaltiesandSentencesAct1992.3PurposesThe purposes of
this Act include—(a)collecting into a single Act general
powers of courts tosentence offenders; and(b)providingforasufficientrangeofsentencesfortheappropriate punishment and
rehabilitation of offenders,and,inappropriatecircumstances,ensuringthatprotection of
the Queensland community is a paramountconsideration;
and(c)encouraging particular offenders to
cooperate with lawenforcementagenciesinproceedingsorinvestigationsabout major
criminal offences; and(d)promoting
consistency of approach in the sentencing ofoffenders;
and(e)providing fair procedures—Page
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1 Preliminary[s 4](i)for
imposing sentences; and(ii)fordealingwithoffenderswhocontravenetheconditions of their sentence; and(f)providing sentencing principles that
are to be applied bycourts; and(g)making provision so that offenders are not
imprisonedfornon-paymentoffineswithouttheopportunityofobtaining a fine option order; and(h)promoting public understanding of
sentencing practicesand procedures; and(i)generally reforming the sentencing
laws of Queensland;and(j)providing for
the imposition of an offender levy.4DefinitionsIn this
Act—approved formmeans a form
approved by the chief executivefor the relevant
purpose.approved provider, for part 3,
division 1, see section 15F.attend,
for part 3, division 1, see section 15B.Attorney-General, for part 2A,
see section 15AA.authorised corrective services
officersee section 4A.authorised
officer, for part 9C, means the director of
publicprosecutions,adeputydirectorofpublicprosecutions,oralawyer appointed to assist the
director of public prosecutionsin the
performance of the functions of the director of publicprosecutions under part 9C.banning order, for part 3B,
see section 43I.benefit, for part 9D,
see section 161N.boardguidelinesmeansguidelinesundertheCorrectiveServices Act
2006, section 242E.Current as at
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22category A offencesee section
161F.category B offencesee section
161F.category C offencesee section
161F.chief executive officer of Legal Aid
Queensland, for part 2A,see section
15AA.commissioner, for part 9D,
see section 161N.community based ordermeans any
community service order,graffiti removal order, intensive
correction order or probationorder.community justice group, for an
offender, means—(a)acommunityjusticegroupestablishedundertheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderCommunities(Justice,LandandOtherMatters)Act1984,part4,division 1, for the offender’s community;
or(b)agroupofpersonswithintheoffender’scommunity,other than a
department of government, that is involvedin the provision
of any of the following—(i)information to a
court about Aboriginal or TorresStrait Islander
offenders;(ii)diversionary,interventionistorrehabilitationactivitiesrelatingtoAboriginalorTorresStraitIslander offenders;(iii)other activities relating to local justice
issues; or(c)a group of persons made up of elders
or other respectedpersons of the offender’s community.community servicehas the same
meaning as in theCorrectiveServices Act
2006.community service ordermeans a community service order inforce under part 5, division 2.control order, for part 9D,
see section 161N.convictionmeansafindingofguilt,ortheacceptanceofaplea of guilty, by a court.Current as at [Not applicable]
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1 Preliminary[s 4]Notauthorised—indicativeonlycore
conditions, of the rehabilitation part of a treatment
order,see section 151R(1).correctiveservicesfacilityseetheCorrectiveServicesAct2006, schedule
4.corresponding control order,
for part 9D, see section 161N.councilmeans the Queensland Sentencing Advisory
Councilestablished under section 198.court—(a)for part 2A—see section 15AA;
or(b)for part 8A—see section 151B;
or(c)forpart9D,division3,subdivision5—seesection161ZV.criminal organisationsee section
161O.Crown prosecutorincludes—(a)the Attorney-General; and(b)the director of public prosecutions;
and(c)another person, other than a police
officer, appearing forthe State.currentparoleeligibilitydate,forpart9,division3,seesection 160.current parole
release date, for part 9, division 3, see section160.custodial
part, of a treatment order, see section
151N(2).DAAR condition, for part 3,
division 1, see section 19(2B).dangerous
prisoners applicationmeans an application undertheDangerousPrisoners(SexualOffenders)Act2003for acontinuingdetentionorder,interimdetentionorder,supervision order or interim supervision
order.directorofpublicprosecutions,forpart2A,seesection15AA.disqualifying offence, for part 3,
division 1, see section 15E.Current as at
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24domestic violence offencesee
the Criminal Code, section 1.drugandalcoholtreatmentorder,forpart8A,seesection151B.drug
assessment and education session, for part 3,
division 1,see section 15B.drugdiversioncondition,forpart3,division1,seesection 19(2A).drug diversion
court, for part 3, division 1, see section
15B.eligible drug offence, for part 3,
division 1, see section 15D.eligible drug
offender, for part 3, division 1, see section
15C.eligible offence, for part 8A,
see section 151B.fine, for part 4,
division 2, see section 52.fine option
ordermeans a fine option order made under
part4, division 2.finite
sentence, for part 10, see section 173(1)(b).finite term, for a
provision about a finite sentence, means theterm of the
sentence.graffiti offencemeans—(a)an offence against the Criminal Code,
section 469 that ispunishable under section 469, clause 9;
or(b)anoffenceagainsttheSummaryOffencesAct2005,section 17(1).graffiti removal
ordermeans a graffiti removal order in
forceunder part 5A.graffiti removal
servicemeans—(a)the
removal of graffiti; or(b)workrelatedorincidentaltotheworkmentionedinparagraph (a); or(c)otherworkrelatedtoorincidentaltothecleanupofpublic places whether or not it
relates to the removal ofgraffiti.Current as at
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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992Part
1 Preliminary[s 4]Notauthorised—indicativeonlyguideline judgmentmeans a judgment
that—(a)is declared to be a guideline judgment
by the Court ofAppeal; and(b)contains guidelines to be taken into account
by courts insentencing offenders, being guidelines
applying—(i)generally; or(ii)to a
particular court or class of court; or(iii)toaparticularoffence,orclassofoffence,including under
a Commonwealth Act; or(iv)to a particular
penalty or class of penalty; or(v)to a
particular class of offender.guideline
judgment for an offence under a CommonwealthAct,
for part 2A, see section 15AA.guideline
proceeding, for part 2A, see section 15AA.harm, for part 10B,
see section 179I.honorary member, of an
organisation, for part 9D, see section161N.impose, a term of
imprisonment on an offender for an offence,for part 9,
division 3, see section 160.indefinite
sentence, for part 10, see section 162.intensivecorrectionordermeansanintensivecorrectionorder in force
under part 6.licence, for part 3B,
see section 43G.licensed premises, for part 3B,
see section 43G.licensee, for part 3B,
see section 43G.major criminal offencesee section
161S(5).most serious related offencesee
section 161G.nominal sentence, for part 10,
see section 162.non-contact ordermeans a
non-contact order in force underpart 3A.Current as at [Not applicable]Page
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Preliminary[s 4]offendermeansapersonwhoisconvictedofanoffence,whether or not a
conviction is recorded.offender levysee section
179C.offender’scommunitymeanstheoffender’sAboriginalorTorres Strait Islander community, whether it
is—(a)an urban community; or(b)a rural community; or(c)acommunityonDOGITlandundertheAboriginalLandAct1991or theTorresStraitIslanderLandAct1991.officeholder,ofanorganisation,forpart9D,seesection161N.operational period—(a)foratermofimprisonmentsuspendedundersection144(1)—means the period stated under section
144(5) inrelation to the term; or(b)forthecustodialpartofatreatmentorderunderpart8A—see section 151B.original
order—(a)for part 3,
division 3AA—see section 33AA(a); or(b)for
part 4, division 2—see section 52.parolemeans parole under a parole order granted
under theCorrective Services Act 2006.parole eligibility date,
for an offender, for part 9, division 3,see section
160.parole release date, for an
offender, for part 9, division 3, seesection
160.participant, in a criminal
organisation, see section 161P.penaltyincludes any fine, compensation, restitution
or otheramount of money but does not include an
offender levy.Page 26Current as at
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1 Preliminary[s 4]Notauthorised—indicativeonlyperiodofimprisonmentmeanstheunbrokendurationofimprisonment that an offender is to
serve for 2 or more termsof imprisonment, whether—(a)ordered to be served concurrently or
cumulatively; or(b)imposed at the same time or different
times;and includes a term of imprisonment.police banning notice, for part 3B,
see section 43G.prescribed offence—(a)for part 5, division 2, subdivision
2—see section 108A;or(b)for part 9D—see
section 161N.prisonmeans a prison
within the meaning of theCorrectiveServices Act
2006.probation ordermeans a
probation order in force under part5, division
1.proper officermeans—(a)for an order made or certificate
issued by the SupremeCourt—the sheriff; or(b)foranordermadeorcertificateissuedbytheDistrictCourt—any registrar; or(c)for
an order made or certificate issued by a MagistratesCourt—any clerk of the court.proper officer of the court,
for an offender levy, for part 10A,see section
179B.propertyincludes
electricity.prosecutor,forsection 12Aandparts3A,3Band9D,means—(a)in
the context of a proceeding before, or an applicationto,aMagistratesCourt—apoliceofficerorCrownprosecutor;
or(b)otherwise—a Crown prosecutor.Current as at [Not applicable]Page
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28prospectivemember,ofanorganisation,forpart9D,seesection 161N.public
place—(a)for part 3B, see
section 43G; or(b)for part 5, division 2, subdivision 2,
see section 108A.qualifying offence, for part 10,
see section 162.QueenslandboardmeanstheParoleBoardQueenslandestablished
under theCorrective Services Act 2006.QueenslanddriverlicenceseetheTransportOperations(Road Use
Management) Act 1995, schedule 4.registeredcorrespondingcontrolorder,forpart9D,seesection 161N.registrar,
for part 9D, division 3, subdivision 5, see section161ZV.rehabilitation
part, of a treatment order, see section
151Q(2).re-integrationprogrammeansaprogramundertheCorrectiveServicesAct2006thatisdesignedtoassistanoffenderto