Penalties and Sentences Act 1992

collecting into a single Act general powers of courts to sentence offenders; and

providing for a sufficient range of sentences for the appropriate punishment and rehabilitation of offenders, and, in appropriate circumstances, ensuring that protection of the Queensland community is a paramount consideration; and

encouraging particular offenders to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in proceedings or investigations about major criminal offences; and

promoting consistency of approach in the sentencing of offenders; and

providing fair procedures—

for imposing sentences; and

for dealing with offenders who contravene the conditions of their sentence; and

providing sentencing principles that are to be applied by courts; and

making provision so that offenders are not imprisoned for non-payment of fines without the opportunity of obtaining a fine option order; and

promoting public understanding of sentencing practices and procedures; and

generally reforming the sentencing laws of Queensland; and

providing for the imposition of an offender levy.