Sentencing for drug and alcohol related violence

10/04/2015

The Sentencing Council is considering a number of proposals from the Thomas Kelly Foundation to make amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 aimed at deterring alcohol and drug-fuelled violence. The council will submit its report to the attorney general by 31 August 2015.

More information, such as the terms of reference, may be obtained from the Sentencing Council's website. The council is seeking submissions from interested parties addressing the terms of reference. Submissions should be sent to sentencingcouncil@agd.nsw.gov.au, or GPO Box 5199, Sydney NSW 2001, by 24 April 2015. NB: Unless you request confidentiality, the council will usually publish your submission on the website and refer to it in publications, including the final report