Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034:section:117
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 117
Character Range: 237114–237858

117  Pecuniary penalty orders made in relation to serious offence convictions
 (1) A court must not make a *pecuniary penalty order in relation to a person's conviction of a *serious offence until after the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the *conviction day.
 (2) However, if the court before which the person was convicted has *proceeds jurisdiction, the court may make a *pecuniary penalty order in relation to the person's conviction when it passes sentence on the person.
Note: Pecuniary penalty orders made under this subsection cannot be enforced within 6 months: see subsection 140(3).
 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is taken to have been convicted of the *serious offence because of paragraph 331(1)(d).