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Statutory Sentencing Reductions for Pleas of Guilty: Sentencing Advisory Council Final Research Paper No 10
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Bradfield, R, Statutory Sentencing Reductions for Pleas of Guilty: Sentencing Advisory Council Final Research Paper No 10, Tasmanian Attorney-General's Department, Tasmania, October (2018) [Consultants Report]
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Abstract
In August 2017, the Acting Attorney-General and Acting
for and on behalf of the Minister for Justice, the Hon
Matthew Groom MP, requested that the Sentencing
Advisory Council (the ‘Council’) examine and report 5. on a statutory sentencing discount for pleas of guilty in
Tasmania. This was a response to concerns in relation
to delay in criminal proceedings and late-resolving guilty
pleas, in particular the significant impact on the efficiency
of the administration of justice and the court system
and the unnecessary additional stress and trauma for
victims, victims’ families and other vulnerable participants
in the criminal trial process. The government considered
that the introduction of a statutory sentencing discount
for pleas of guilty may have the potential to encourage
appropriate pleas of guilty thereby reducing unnecessary
delays and demands on the court system. However, the
government noted that the introduction of a statutory
discount for pleas of guilty required careful consideration
so that unintended consequences that derogate from a
defendant’s right to plead not guilty and receive proper
advice of the case against him or her do not occur.
Item Details
Item Type: | Consultants Report |
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Keywords: | Law reform, sentencing |
Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Legal systems |
Research Field: | Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems) |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Law reform |
UTAS Author: | Bradfield, R (Dr Rebecca Bradfield) |
ID Code: | 131248 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Deposited By: | Law |
Deposited On: | 2019-03-08 |
Last Modified: | 2019-03-08 |
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