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Sentencing
Reference received: 21 September 2011
Reports
Report 139: Sentencing [PDF, 1.9Mb], July 2013
Tabled in parliament: 12 September 2013
Legislative action: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Sentencing Options) Act 2017 (NSW); Justice Portfolio Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 (NSW); Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Non-parole Periods) Act 2013
Report 139-A Companion Report: Sentencing Patterns and Statistics [PDF, 1.7Mb]
Report 134: Sentencing - Interim report on standard minimum non-parole periods [PDF, 668Kb]
Tabled in parliament: 22 August 2012
Legislative action: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Non-parole Periods) Act 2013
Judicial citation: Sinkovich [2013] NSWSC 1342 [14], [17]
Other documents
Question Paper 1: Purposes of sentencing
Question Paper 2: General sentencing principles
Question Paper 3: Factors to be taken into account on sentence
Question Paper 4: Other discounting factors
Question Paper 5: Full-time imprisonment
Question Paper 6: Intermediate custodial sentencing options
Question Paper 7: Non-custodial sentencing options
Question Paper 8: The structure and hierarchy of sentencing options
Question Paper 9: Alternative approaches to criminal offending
Question Paper 10: Ancillary orders
Question Paper 11: Special categories of offenders
Question Paper 12: Procedural and jurisdictional aspects
Preliminary outline of the review [PDF, 184Kb]
Submissions
Terms of reference
Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967, the Law Reform Commission is to review the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. In undertaking this inquiry, the Commission should have regard to:
- current sentencing principles including those contained in the common law
- the need to ensure that sentencing courts are provided with adequate options and discretions
- opportunities to simplify the law, whilst providing a framework that ensures transparency and consistency
- the operation of the standard minimum non-parole scheme; and
- any other related matter.
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the ongoing connection Aboriginal people have to this land and recognise Aboriginal people as the original custodians of this land.