Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Home detention
80ZCOrder must be drawn up
If a court imposes a sentence of home detention on an offender, the particulars of the sentence must be drawn up in the form of an order.
A copy of the order must be given to the offender before he or she leaves the court wherever practicable.
The order must include information regarding—
- the nature of the sentence; and
- the start date and the term of the sentence; and
- the detention conditions that apply to the offender while he or she is serving the sentence; and
- the post-detention conditions (if any) that apply and the period for which those conditions apply; and
- the obligations to comply with the instructions of a probation officer and the terms of the sentence; and
- the consequences of non-compliance with the terms of the sentence; and
- the statutory provisions under which the sentence may be varied or cancelled.
For the purposes of subsection (1), a court may direct that the offender be detained in the custody of the court for a period, not exceeding 2 hours, that may be necessary to enable the order to be drawn up and a copy given to the offender.
If it is not practicable to give a copy of the order to the offender before the offender leaves the court, a copy must be given to the offender in person as soon as practicable after the offender leaves the court.
A copy of the order must be given to the chief executive of the Department of Corrections as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours, after it has been drawn up.
Notes
- Section 80ZC: inserted, on , by section 44 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).


