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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 151E

When treatment order may be made

151E When treatment order may be made

(1) A court may make a treatment order for an offender only if—
(a) the offender—
(i) has pleaded guilty to an eligible offence; and
(ii) resides within the court district of the court; and
(b) the court—
(i) considers it would be appropriate to sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment for the eligible offence; and
(ii) has received a suitability assessment report for the offender; and
(iii) is satisfied the offender has a severe substance use disorder; and
(iv) considers the offender’s severe substance use disorder contributed to the commission of the eligible offence; and
(v) considers it is appropriate in the circumstances to make the treatment order for the offender.
(2) If an order of the Supreme Court or a District Court is in force that imposes a sentence on the offender for another offence, the court must have regard to the order in deciding whether or not it is appropriate to make a treatment order for the offender.
(3) In this section—

"court district" , of a court, means the district within which the court is held, as provided for under the Justices Act 1886 , section 22B .



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