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

New Project: Language literacy in sentencing conditions

The Council has received funding to examine the feasibility of sentencing conditions which include language literacy within custodial and community corrections orders. See the Council's Projects  page .

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.

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.