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General Sentencing Principles
- Multiple or Continuing Offences
- Double Punishment
- Part IB: Sentencing of Federal Offenders
- Taking into Account Other Offences
- Victim of the Offence
- One Transaction Rule
- Section 16A
- Sentencing Factors
- Totality Principle
- Nature and Circumstances of the Offence
- Physical Condition
- Injury, Loss or Damage
- Consistency in Federal Sentencing
- Mental Condition
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Federal Sentencing
- Offender’s Family and Dependants
- Failure to Comply with Order or Obligation
- Course of Conduct
- Hardship to the Offender
- Rehabilitation
- Deterrence
- Contrition and Reparation
- Cultural Background
- Parity
- Co-operation
- Guilty Plea
- Character
- Antecedents
- Age
- Adequacy of Punishment
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Sentencing Options and Procedures
- Additional Sentencing Alternatives
- Breach of Conditional Release Bonds After Conviction
- Commencement of Federal Sentences
- Cumulative and Concurrent Sentences
- Conditional Release Orders After Conviction
- Fines
- Hospital Orders
- Custodial Sentence
- Summary Disposition for Mental Illness
- Mercy
- Non Parole Period and Recognizance Release Orders
- Release on Parole or Licence
- Pre-Release Schemes and Leave of Absence
- Program Probation Orders
- Psychiatric Probation Orders
- Remissions
- Options without Proceeding to Conviction
- Table of Options
- Victim Impact Statements
- Deportation
- Sentencing Methodology
- Particular Sentencing Circumstances
- Ancillary Orders
Table of Options
The content on this page was last reviewed on 28 June 2012.
1. Table of Federal Sentencing Options
| Option | Section |
|---|---|
| Dismissal of Charges without Conviction | s 19B(1)(c) |
| Conditional Discharge without Conviction | s 19B(1)(d) |
| Order and Recognizance Following Conviction | s 20(1)(a) |
| Order and Recognizance Following Sentence of Imprisonment (Conditional Suspended Sentence) | s 20(1)(b) |
| Fine | s 4B(2) and (2A) s 16C |
| Additional Sentencing Alternatives (for example, Community Based Order) | s 20AB |
| Imprisonment – with or without hard labour – in a particular kind or class of prison – not to be imposed unless appropriate in all circumstances – not to be imposed for certain minor offences | s 18(1) s 18(2) s 17A s 17B |
| Sentencing Alternatives for Offenders with Mental Illness | Division 8 Division 9 |
2. Sentencing Options Not Available for a Federal Offence
‘Conviction only’ is not available when sentencing a federal offender. See Options Without Proceeding to Conviction.
Corporal Punishment is prohibited for a federal offence: s 16D.
A person under the age of 18 convicted of a federal offence shall not be sentenced to death: s 20C(2). See further Sentencing children or young persons.
