A sentencing court imposing both a restorative justice order and a probation order under the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld) must identify a legitimate purpose for each order. Where the offending is an isolated instance with no connection to broader issues such as drug abuse, psychological problems, or repetitive offending, and both orders carry identical supervisory requirements, the imposition of a probation order additionally to a restorative justice order will constitute [name withheld] error. The absence of express reference to consideration of a s 162 referral does not establish error where the sentencing judge expressly referred to s 162 and no party urged a referral.
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