Matters to which court must have regard

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Before making an order under section 19, the court must have regard to—

(a)

the offender’s character, age, health and mental condition; and

(b)

the nature of the offence; and

(c)

circumstances (if any) under which the offence was committed that make the offence less serious than what it would be if it had been committed under other circumstances; and

(d)

anything else to which the court considers it proper to have regard.

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18 Matters to which court must have regard