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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 179C

Imposition of offender levy

179C Imposition of offender levy

(1) On being sentenced for an offence, an offender becomes liable to pay the State a levy (the
"offender levy" ).
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not a conviction is recorded.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) This section does not apply to an offence under the Bail Act 1980 , section 29 or 33 .
(7) This section is subject to section 179D .



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