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18ZJ Rewards for complying with conditions

(1)The Drug Court may, on its own initiative, confer a reward from time to time on an offender who is or has been fully or substantially complying with the conditions attached to a drug and alcohol treatment order by doing one or more of the following—

S. 18ZJ(1) amended by No. 43/2020 s. 22.

(a)varying the treatment and supervision part of the order under subsection (2);

(b)varying or cancelling an order under section 18ZL(1)(c), (d) or (e);

(c)making an order that some or all of a period for which the custodial part of the drug and alcohol treatment order is activated under section 18ZL(1)(f), but which the offender is yet to serve in a secure custody facility, is no longer activated;

S. 18ZJ(1)(c) amended by No. 43/2020 s. 22.

(d)conferring on the offender any other reward that the Drug Court considers appropriate.

(2)The treatment and supervision part of the order may be varied by—

(a)adding or removing program conditions; or

(b)varying one or more core conditions, other than the condition referred to in section 18ZF(1)(a), or program conditions, for example to reduce—

(i)the frequency of treatment; or

(ii)the degree of supervision; or

(iii)the frequency of drug or alcohol testing.