Section 80R — Sentencing Act 2002: Variation or discharge of post-detention conditions

80R Variation or discharge of post-detention conditions (1) An offender who is subject to post-detention conditions imposed under section 80N , or a probation officer, may apply for an order under subsection (3). (2) Section 72 applies, with any necessary modifications, to an application under this section. (3) On an application under subsection (1), the court may, if it thinks fit,— (a) suspend or vary any condition, or impose any additional conditions described in section 80N , that could have been imposed on the offender at the time when the offender was convicted of the offence for which the sentence was imposed; or (b) discharge a condition and substitute any other condition described in section 80N that could have been imposed on the offender at the time that the offender was convicted of the offence for which the sentence was imposed. (4) If the court varies a special condition or imposes an additional special condition under subsection (3), section 80P applies. (5) If an application is made under this section for the suspension, variation, or discharge of any condition, a probation officer may suspend the condition until the application has been heard and disposed of. Section 80R: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 44 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).