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Sentencing Council to examine standard non-parole period and guideline judgments: Call for submissions
The Sentencing Council is calling for submissions for its current research project in accordance with the following terms of reference:
- Identification of any sexual offences not contained in the Table of Standard Non-parole Periods (SNPPs), which possibly should be included at a later date;
- Standardisation of SNPPs for sexual and other offences within a band of 40-60% of the available maximum penalty, subject to the possibility of individual exceptions, by reference to an assessment of the incidence of offending and special considerations relating thereto;
- Identification of potential additions to the SNPP scheme, involving the level or levels at which SNPPs might be appropriately set;
- Establishment of a transparent mechanism by which a decision is made to include a particular offence in the Table, and by which the SNPP is set; and
- Identification of sexual offences that might justify an application for a guideline judgment.
Submissions should be made by July 30, 2009 to: The NSW Sentencing Council GPO 6 SYDNEY NSW 2001 or via email: sentencingcouncil@agd.nsw.gov.au
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