Sentencing Act 1995

(1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, approve a place for which a Law and Justice Group may be established and recognised for the purposes of:

(2) A Law and Justice Group for a place approved under subsection (1) is a community group established by the community for the place.

(3) The CEO may, by Gazette notice, approve a member of the Law and Justice Group that is established for the place to perform the functions of an approved member of the Group under:

(4) In deciding whether to approve a member of the Law and Justice Group under subsection (3), the CEO must be satisfied that the member is an appropriate person to perform the functions of an approved member, having regard to the member's character, skills and experience.

(5) The CEO may approve guidelines in relation to the approval of members of a Law and Justice Group under subsections (3) and (4).

(6) Without limiting subsection (5), the guidelines may include criteria that are to be considered in making a decision under subsections (3) and (4).

(7) Any guidelines approved under subsection (5) must be published on the Agency's website.

CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency.