Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

There is constituted by this Act a New South Wales Sentencing Council.

The Sentencing Council is to consist of 16 members appointed by the Minister, of whom—

one is to be a retired judicial officer (not being a retired Judge of the Local Court), and

one is to be a retired Judge of the Local Court, and

one is to have expertise or experience in law enforcement, and

four are to have expertise or experience in criminal law or sentencing (of whom one is to have expertise or experience in the area of prosecution and one is to have expertise or experience in the area of defence), and

one is to be a person who has expertise or experience in Aboriginal justice matters, and

four are to be persons representing the general community, of whom two are to have expertise or experience in matters associated with victims of crime, and

one is to have expertise or experience in corrective services, and

one is to have expertise or experience in juvenile justice, and

one is to be a representative of the Department of Justice, and

one is to have academic or research expertise or experience of relevance to the functions of the Sentencing Council.

Schedule 1A has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the Sentencing Council.