Attempt and accessorial offences

On 18 June 2003, the Attorney General asked us to consider whether “attempt” and “accessorial” offences should be included in the standard non-parole sentencing scheme.

Report

We transmitted our Report: Whether Attempt and Accessorial Offences Should be Included in the Standard Non-Parole Sentencing Scheme (PDF, 281.6 KB) to the Attorney General on 9 March 2004. It was published in March 2005.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference issued on 18 June 2003 requested that the Council consider the question of whether “attempt” and “accessorial” offences should be included in the Standard Non-parole Sentencing Scheme and, by way of clarification, suggested that the research of the Council in relation to “attempt” and “accessorial” offences be directed to those offences in the Table of Standard Non-Parole Periods where it was considered likely that a corresponding “attempt” or “accessorial” offence was practically capable of being charged.