Sentencing: corporate offenders
In a letter to the Commission dated 12 April 1995, the Attorney General, the Hon J W Shaw QC MLC referred the following matter for inquiry:
To inquire into and report on the laws relating to sentencing in New South Wales with particular reference to:
(i) the formulation of principles and guidelines for sentencing;
(ii) the rationalisation and consolidation of current sentencing provisions;
(iii) the adequacy and use of existing non-custodial sentencing options with particular reference to home detention and periodic detention;
(iv) the adequacy of existing procedures for the release of prisoners by the Offenders Review Board and the Serious Offenders Review Council and the benefits that might accrue from the review of the decisions of the Offenders Review Board and the Serious Offenders Review Council by judicial officers; and
(v) any related matter.
In undertaking this reference, the Commission should have regard to the proposals in relation to sentencing contained in the Australian Labor Party policy documents formulated in Opposition.
