Sentencing
Reference received: 21 September 2011
Reports
Report 139: Sentencing [PDF, 1.9Mb], July 2013
Tabled in parliament: 12 September 2013
Implementation: Justice Reforms announced 9 May 2017
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]
Question papers
Question papers 1-12 can be accessed here.
Submissions
Outline of the review
Preliminary outline of the review [PDF, 184Kb]
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.