Deferred sentence orders—review
126 Deferred sentence orders—review
The sentencing court may review the offender’s deferred sentence order at any time.
The court may also review the offender’s bail at any time, see the Bail Act 1992, s 41A.
Without limiting subsection (1), the sentencing court may review the deferred sentence order to consider whether the offender has breached, or may breach, the offender’s deferred sentence obligations.
The sentencing court may review the deferred sentence order—
on its own initiative; or
on application by—
the offender; or
the director‑general; or
the director of public prosecutions.
A person mentioned in subsection (3) (b) may appear at a review.
In this section:
director-general means—
if the offender is under 18 years old when the application is made—the CYP director‑general; and
in any other case—the director‑general responsible for this Act.
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