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Section 66(2) of the Sentencing Procedure Act provided that 'community safety' is a 'paramount consideration', and that when considering community safety, the court must assess between whether an ICO or full-time detention would be more likely to address an offender's risk of reoffending.
CSNSW's operations are governed by a number of State laws, chief among them the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999. Other relevant laws include the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Crimes Act 1900 No 40 (NSW), Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004 (NSW), Protected Disclosures Act 1994 No 92 (NSW), Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25 (NSW ...
The Australian Law Reform Commission notes that there has been a history in common law countries of the use of specific commissions to advise and report on sentencing practices. In 1833 in the United Kingdom, commissioners were appointed to report on consolidating all crimes and the laws relating to crimes into one Act of Parliament.
Adult correctional operations are governed by the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.Other relevant laws include the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Crimes Act 1900 No 40 (NSW), Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004 (NSW), Protected Disclosures Act 1994 No 92 (NSW), Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25 (NSW), Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act ...
The primary criminal statutes of NSW is the Crimes Act 1900. [9] Other statutes, such as the Summary Offences Act 1988, [10] also create criminal offences which are generally dealt with in the Local Court system. [11] Offences spelt out in the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) [12] cover all prohibited drugs.
The Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) [1] is an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales that defines an extensive list of offences and sets out punishments for the majority of criminal offences in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The Act, alongside the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), [2] [3] form the almost complete basis of ...
Veen v R (No 2) is a decision of the High Court of Australia. The case is a notable decision in Australian Criminal Law, as it is an authority for the principles that apply when a sentence is imposed by a court. [1] It is the High Court's 25th most cited case. [2] [3]
Life imprisonment is the most severe criminal sentence available to the courts in Australia.Most cases attracting the sentence are murder.It is also imposed, albeit rarely, for sexual assault, manufacturing and trafficking commercial quantities of illicit drugs, and offences against the justice system and government security.