20240806-FINAL-Proactive-Release-Sentencing-Reform-Tranche-One.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]
...schedule, specifically by: 3.1. giving effect to the commitment to toughen consequences for lower-level offending such as shoplifting through separate planned Crimes Act 1961 amendments later in the Parliamentary term; 3.2. deferring wider changes to section 27 of the Sentencing Act 2002 (Sentencing Act) and confirming that the commitment to prioritise the needs of victims and communities is fulfilled by the other reforms in the sentencing package; 3.3. limiting legislative amendment...