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SENTENCING ACT 1997 - SECT 83

Contents of pre-sentence report

(1)  The pre-sentence report may set out all or any of the following matters which, on investigation, are ascertainable and appear to the author of the report to be relevant to the sentencing of the offender:
(a) the age of the offender;
(b) the social history and background of the offender;
(c) the medical, psychological and psychiatric history and condition of the offender;
(d) the offender's educational background;
(e) the offender's employment history;
(f) the circumstances of any other offences of which the offender has been found guilty and which are known to the court;
(g) the extent to which the offender is complying with any sentence currently in force in respect of the offender;
(ga) whether the offender is a suitable person for a home detention order to be made in relation to the person and the opinion, in respect of whether the offender ought to reside at the premises while the order is in force, of each person who –
(i) will reside at the premises that, if such an order were made, would be the home detention premises, within the meaning of section 42AB , in relation to the offender; and
(ii) is a person who is considered by the person making the report to be a person whose opinion ought to be considered;
(h) the offender's financial circumstances;
(i) any special needs of the offender;
(j) any courses, programs, treatment, therapy or other assistance that could be available to the offender and from which he or she may benefit;
(k) the nature and history of the relationship, if any, between the offender and the victim of the offence.
(2)  The author of the pre-sentence report must include in the report any other matter relevant to the sentencing of the offender that the court has directed be set out in the report.



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