s 24
In forceImposition of penalty without conviction
Part 2Sentencing purposes, principles and factors
Division 2General sentencing provisions
Subdivision 2General sentencing powers
24 Imposition of penalty without conviction
If a court finds a person guilty of an offence for which it proposes to impose a fine, a sentence of community service, or both, and the court is of the opinion—
(a)
that the defendant is unlikely to commit such an offence again;
and
(b)
that, having regard to—
(i)
the character, antecedents, age, or physical or mental condition, of the defendant; or
(ii)
the fact that the offence was trifling; or
(iii)
any other extenuating circumstances, good reason exists for not recording a conviction, the court may impose the penalty without recording a conviction.
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