The NSW Attorney General asked us to conduct a review of victims' involvement in the sentencing process [PDF 177KB].
We transmitted our Report: Victims' Involvement in Sentencing (PDF, 540.4 KB) to the Attorney General on 1 March 2018.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Victims) Bill 2018 (NSW) introduced in the NSW Legislative Assembly, 24 October 2018
Government response to recommendations (PDF, 55.2 KB) (October 2018)
The submissions we received, including preliminary submissions, are available at the link below:
We produced a consultation paper to help us seek your views about victims' involvement in sentencing.
Victims' involvement in sentencing: Report (PDF, 540.4 KB)
I ... request that the Council conduct a review of victims' involvement in the sentencing process under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedures) Act 1999 (NSW) and consider:
In undertaking this review, the Council should have regard to:
[Received 24 May 2017]
28 Nov 2022
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