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Old Community Orders Court Orders Prior to 16 January 2012

Commencing 16 January 2012, community based sentencing was reformed by the Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011. This page includes information about the types of orders that have been abolished by the Act, but will continue to operate until they have been served.

Prior to 16 January 2012 there were different types of community orders include Community Based Orders, Intensive Correction Orders and Combined Custody and Treatment Orders. Offenders sentenced to these orders prior to 16 January 2012 will continue until the order expiry date.

Community Correctional Services (CSS) manages adult offenders who are on pre-existing and new community-based court orders.

Community Based Orders

Prior to 16 January 2012, there were four types of Community Based Orders:

• standard Community Based Orders (CBO)
• Community Based Orders for Community Work only (CBO/CW)
• Community Work Permits (CWP)
• Community Based Orders in Default of Payment of a Fine (CBO/FD).

Standard CBOs can have different program conditions applied based on the offender's needs and the direction of the courts.

The other three orders have only one program condition - to perform unpaid community work. The offender is required to undertake the unpaid community work hours imposed by the court and report to a Community Corrections Officer when issues arise regarding attendance.

Intensive Correction Orders

An Intensive Correction Order (ICO) is an imprisonment sentence served in the community. In the hierarchy of sentencing, it sits directly under imprisonment.

Under the core conditions of an ICO offenders must:

• report to or receive visits from a Community Corrections Officer twice weekly
• perform unpaid community work and/or participate in treatment as directed by a Community Corrections Officer for 12 hours each week
• participate in any special condition imposed by the court to attend one or more prescribed programs.

Of the 12 hours, eight of these must be spent performing unpaid community work. Part or all of the remaining four hours can involve programs relevant to the offender's offending behaviour, such as assessment and treatment for drug/alcohol issues. If such treatment programs are not applicable, the offender must complete 12 hours of unpaid community work each week.

Combined Custody and Treatment Orders

The Combined Custody and Treatment Order (CCTO) targeted those who committed drug and alcohol-related offences. These orders could only be imposed where the court was satisfied that drunkenness or drug addiction contributed to the offence.

Prior to sentencing reform, a CCTO could be imposed for up to 12 months. At least six months must be served in custody and the offender must participate in mandatory drug and alcohol treatment and testing. The remaining portion (up to six months) is served conditionally in the community.