WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COURTS DO NOT HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF NONCUSTODIAL OR SEMICUSTODIAL MEASURES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE IN IMPOSING SENTENCE. THE COURTS ARE NOT EMPOWERED TO ORDER PERIODIC OR WEEKEND DETENTION, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS, OR THE SUSPENDED EXECUTION OF A SENTENCE. WITHIN THE LIMITED RANGE AVAILABLE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIAN JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES, THE FOLLOWING NONCUSTODIAL ALTERNATIVES ARE APPLICABLE: (1) THE BIND-OVER POWER, UNDER WHICH THE SENTENCING AUTHORITY MAY, IN THE ABSENCE OF A FIXED PUNISHMENT, POSTPONE OR SUSPEND IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE UPON A PERSON WHO HAS PLEADED GUILTY, OR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY, OR HAS BEEN COMMITTED BY A MAGISTRATE' COURT TO QUARTER SESSIONS FOR SENTENCE; (2) DISCHARGE, THE POWER TO RELEASE OFFENDERS WITHOUT RECOGNIZANCE; (3) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, AVAILABLE FOR USE AGAINST RECIDIVIST MALES FOR A VARIETY OF SEXUAL OFFENSES, INCLUDING DEFILEMENT OF A GIRL UNDER 16 YEARS, DEFILEMENT OF AN IDIOT, INDECENT DEALINGS WITH A GIRL UNDER 16, RAPE, ATTEMPTED RAPE, OR INDECENT ASSAULT; (4) FINES, WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED IN VARYING AMOUNTS IN PLACE OF OR IN ADDITION TO INCARCERATION; (5) REPARATION IN THE FORM OF COMPENSATION OR RESTITUTION BY THE OFFENDER TO THE VICTIM; AND (6) DISQUALIFICATION FROM DRIVING, APPLICABLE FOR A TRAFFIC OFFENSE INVOLVING THE USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND CASE-LAW FOUNDATIONS FOR THESE NONCUSTODIAL ALTERNATIVES ARE CITED AND DISCUSSED. JUDICIAL DECISIONS ARE FOOTNOTED, ALONG WITH OTHER REFERENCES. TABULAR DATA ARE PROVIDED. (KBL)