Sentencing Regulations 2018

Sentencing Regulations 2018

I, the 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 .

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

ELISE ARCHER

Minister for Justice

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Sentencing Regulations 2018 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Sentencing Act 1997 .

4.   Costs of warrant

For the purposes of sections 46 and 52 of the Act, the cost of a warrant of commitment is $60.

5.   Amount of prescribed unit

For the purposes of sections 48(1) and 51(1) of the Act, the prescribed unit for a financial year is the value of a penalty unit for that financial year as calculated under section 4A(2) of the Penalty Units and Other Penalties Act 1987 .

6.   Prescribed form

For the purposes of section 89(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed form is the form set out in Schedule 1.

7.   Legislation rescinded

The legislation specified in Schedule 2 is rescinded.

SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed Form

Regulation 6

Form 1

Section 89(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 2 - Legislation rescinded

Regulation 7

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

Notified in the Gazette on 27 June 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

(a) prescribe a form for the purposes of section 89(1)(a) of the Sentencing Act 1997 ; and

(b) prescribe the cost of a warrant of commitment and the amount of a prescribed unit for the purposes of that Act; and

(c) rescind the Sentencing Regulations 2008 and the Sentencing Amendment Regulations 2009.