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.
The Attorney-General has appointed two new members of the Sentencing Advisory Council - Dr Helen Cockburn and retired Magistrate, Mr Glenn Hay.
The Attorney-General has announced the tabling of the Sentencing Advisory Council's Review under Section 2 of the Sentencing Amendment (Phasing Out Of Suspended Sentence) Act 2017 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
The Sentencing Advisory Council has released Research Paper 6: Sentencing Young Offenders (PDF, 2.6 MB)
The Sentencing Advisory Council has released Research Paper 5: Sentencing for Non-Fatal Strangulation (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Information on what projects the Sentencing Advisory Council has underway and what has been completed can be found on the Projects page.