Court cases, orders and sentencing
Serving your sentence outside of prison
New changes in place
The Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has now passed.
It includes changes to sentencing for certain offences.
Read more on the Department of Attorney-General and Justice website.
This is known as a non-custodial sentence. There are different types of sentences that can be served outside of a prison.
Community-based orders
A community based order is a court order which says all offenders will be supervised by a probation and parole officer - and they are required to participate in programs, treatment or training and possibly unpaid community work.
Find out more about community based orders.
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