Sentencing Regulations 1998

Sentencing Regulations 1998

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Sentencing Act 1997 .

23 July 1998

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

RONALD CORNISH

for and on behalf of Minister for Justice

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Sentencing Regulations 1998 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which the Sentencing Act 1997 commences.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations,

the Act means the Sentencing Act 1997 .

4.   Cost of warrants

(1)  For the purposes of section 47 of the Act, the cost of a warrant of apprehension is $50.

(2)  For the purposes of section 49 of the Act, the cost of a warrant of commitment is $50.

5.   Amount of prescribed unit

For the purposes of sections 48(2) , (5) , 50 and 51(1) of the Act, a prescribed unit is $100.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 29 July 1998

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations  set, for the purposes of Part 6 of the Sentencing Act 1997 –

(a) the cost of a warrant of apprehension; and

(b) the cost of a warrant of commitment; and

(c) the amount of a prescribed unit.