18D Adjournment of sentencing S. 18D inserted by If a court is considering imposing an indefinite No. 41/1993 s. 9. sentence on an offender, whether on its own initiative or because of a notice filed under section 18C(1)(a), it must on the day of the conviction or within 5 working days after that day explain, or cause to be explained, to the offender in language likely to be readily understood by him or her— (a) the fact that it is considering imposing an indefinite sentence; and (b) the effect of an order for an indefinite sentence— and adjourn sentencing until at least 25 working days after the day of the conviction. S. 18E 18E Court Secure Treatment Orders inserted by No. 41/1993 (1) If a court imposes an indefinite sentence on an s. 9, offender as mentioned in section 94(1)(b) after amended by Nos 24/1994 considering the authorised psychiatrist's report s. 6(1), made after examining the offender subject to a 69/2005 ss 3(1)(c) Inpatient Court Assessment Order made under (2)(3)(a), section 90, the court must deduct from the substituted by No. 26/2014 nominal sentence the period of time that the s. 433. offender was detained under the Court Assessment Order. (2) Section 94C applies if a person is found guilty of a serious offence and a court imposes an indefinite sentence in the same way it applies on any other finding of guilt but as if— (a) section 94C(3) provided that the duration of the Court Secure Treatment Order was for an indefinite period; and (b) section 94C(4) did not require the fixing of a non-parole period but instead required the court to specify a nominal sentence as if the
S. 18D inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 9. 18D Adjournment of sentencing If a court is considering imposing an indefinite sentence on an offender, whether on its own initiative or because of a notice filed under section 18C(1)(a), it must on the day of the conviction or within 5 working days after that day explain, or cause to be explained, to the offender in language likely to be readily understood by him or her— (a) the fact that it is considering imposing an indefinite sentence; and (b) the effect of an order for an indefinite sentence— and adjourn sentencing until at least 25 working days after the day of the conviction. S. 18E inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 9, amended by Nos 24/1994 s. 6(1), 69/2005 ss 3(1)(c) (2)(3)(a), substituted by No. 26/2014 s. 433. 18E Court Secure Treatment Orders (1) If a court imposes an indefinite sentence on an offender as mentioned in section 94(1)(b) after considering the authorised psychiatrist's report made after examining the offender subject to a Inpatient Court Assessment Order made under section 90, the court must deduct from the nominal sentence the period of time that the offender was detained under the Court Assessment Order. (2) Section 94C applies if a person is found guilty of a serious offence and a court imposes an indefinite sentence in the same way it applies on any other finding of guilt but as if— (a) section 94C(3) provided that the duration of the Court Secure Treatment Order was for an indefinite period; and (b) section 94C(4) did not require the fixing of a non-parole period but instead required the court to specify a nominal sentence as if the
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