The Sentencing Advisory Council

The Sentencing Advisory Council is an advisory body formed to provide the Tasmania Attorney-General with high level, independent advice on sentencing in Tasmania.

Tasmania is the third State after NSW and Victoria to establish a Sentencing Advisory Council, and Queensland has now re-established its Sentencing Advisory Council.

Latest news

Sentencing Statistics update

A new and improved version of SACStats - an online tool for Magistrates Court sentencing statistics - is now live. Visit Sentencing statistics to make use of this resource.

New Members:  Dr Michael Guerzoni and Ms Jane Ansell

The Attorney-General recently appointed Dr Michael Guerzoni  and Ms Jane Ansell to the Sentencing Advisory Council. Dr Guerzoni is appointed as a member who has experience as senior member of the academic staff of a tertiary institution, and Ms Ansell is appointed as a member who has experience in the provision of victim of crime support in Tasmania.

You can read more about the Council's members here.

Recommendation from Tasmanian Commission of Inquiry

The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings recommends that Council should periodically review trends in sentencing for child sexual abuse offences in Tasmania.  See the Council's Projects  page.

Update of Research Paper 6: Sentencing Young Offenders

The Council has received funding to work on this update. See the Council's Projects  page.

New referral: Review of Life Sentences

The Council has received funding to undertake a review of life sentences in Tasmania. See the Council's Projects  page.

The Council's projects

Information on what projects the Sentencing Advisory Council has underway and what has been completed can be found on the Projects page.