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R v At
[2016] NTSC 20
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
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Criminal Law
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Sentencing Act 1995 (NT)
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Serious Sex Offenders Act 2014 (NT)
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similarities between the Serious Sex Offenders Act (NT) and Sentencing Act (NT)
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whether the Court may have regard to the existence of the Serious Sex Offenders Act in determining whether to impose a definite sentence
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Serious Sex Offenders Act taken into account in imposing a definite sentence
Criminal Law
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Sentencing Act 1995 (NT)
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indefinite sentences for violent offences
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offences of a sexual nature
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judicial discretion to impose indefinite sentence
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severity of the violent offence
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serious danger to the community
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whether the nature of the offence is exceptional
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whether there is a substantial or real risk that the offender will remain a danger to the community at the time of release
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not categorised as severe
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application for indefinite sentence refused.
Criminal Law
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Serious Sex Offenders Act 2014 (NT)
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ongoing detention order once an offender is under a sentence of imprisonment
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post sentence regime rather than preventative
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finite sentence imposed
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subject to ongoing detention and supervision orders under the Serious Sex Offenders Act.
Criminal Law
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Parameters of a Pre-Sentence Report
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exhaustive list of matters that may be contained in a Pre-Sentence report
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request for a direction pursuant to section 4(2)(a) of the Uniform Evidence Act
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Section 71 Sentencing Act requires a high standard and quality of evidence
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order under the Uniform Evidence Act refused
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objections to the Pre-Sentence Report allowed in part.
Case Details
Citation
[2016] NTSC 20
Court
NTSC
Jurisdiction
Northern Territory
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[2016] NTSC 20
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