Text as at 15 April 2026
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18ZK Cancellation as a reward

(1)Subject to subsection (1A), the Drug Court may, on its own initiative, as a reward cancel the treatment and supervision part and custodial part of a drug and alcohol treatment order if it considers that—
S. 18ZK(1) amended by No. 43/2020 s. 23(1)(3).
(a)the offender has to date fully or substantially complied with the conditions attached to the order; and
(b)the continuation of the order is no longer necessary to meet the purposes for which it was made.
(1A)The Drug Court Division of the County Court must not as a reward cancel the treatment and supervision part and custodial part of a drug and alcohol treatment order after the program conditions have ceased to operate.
S. 18ZK(1A) inserted by No. 43/2020 s. 23(2).
(2)To avoid doubt, if the Drug Court cancels the treatment and supervision part and custodial part of a drug and alcohol treatment order under this section any earlier orders activating the custodial part of the order cease to have effect.
S. 18ZK(2) amended by No. 43/2020 s. 23(3).