Imposition of offender levy
179C Imposition of offender levy
On being sentenced for an offence, an offender becomes liable to pay the State a levy (the offender levy).
Subsection (1) applies whether or not a conviction is recorded.
If in the same sentencing proceeding the court sentences the offender for more than 1 offence, only one levy is payable for all the offences.
Examples—
1 An offender is sentenced in the same proceeding for more than 1 offence charged in a single indictment, complaint or other form of charge.
2 An offender is sentenced in the same proceeding on more than 1 indictment, complaint or other form of charge.
The imposition of the levy is not a sentence (including punishment) and is in addition to any sentence imposed by the court for the offence.
The levy is the amount prescribed under a regulation.
Note—
This Act does not prescribe a limit to the amount that may be prescribed under a regulation.
This section does not apply to an offence under the Bail Act 1980, section 29 or 33.
This section is subject to section 179D.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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