Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

A court may impose a sentence on an offender for 1 or more of the following purposes:

to ensure that the offender is adequately punished for the offence in a way that is just and appropriate;

to prevent crime by deterring the offender and other people from committing the same or similar offences;

to protect the community from the offender;

to promote the rehabilitation of the offender;

to make the offender accountable for his or her actions;

to denounce the conduct of the offender;

to recognise the harm done to the victim of the crime and the community.

To remove any doubt, nothing about the order in which the purposes appear in subsection (1) implies that any purpose must be given greater weight than any other purpose.

However, see s 133C in relation to the sentencing of a young offender.