South Australian Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (SENTENCING) ACT 1988 - SECT 50B

50B—Power of Minister to cancel unperformed hours of community service

        (1)         If, on the application of a person required to perform community service pursuant to a bond or an order of a court, the Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied—

            (a)         that, although some hours of community service remain unperformed, the person has substantially complied with the requirement; and

            (b)         that there is no apparent intention on the person's part to deliberately evade his or her obligations under the bond or order; and

            (c)         that sufficient reason exists for not insisting on performance of some or all of those hours,

the Minister may, by instrument in writing, waive compliance with the requirement to perform those hours, or a specified number of them.

        (2)         The Minister cannot exercise his or her powers under subsection (1) to waive performance of more than ten hours under the one bond or order.

        (3)         The Minister must notify the probative or sentencing court of any exercise of powers under subsection (1).