Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Respected Persons etc
7C Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Respected Persons etc
The Nunga Court must, in sentencing an Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander defendant, be assisted by 1 or more of the following:
a person regarded by the defendant, and accepted within the defendant's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, as an Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander Elder or Respected Person;
a person accepted by the defendant's Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander community as a person qualified to provide cultural advice relevant to sentencing of the defendant, and may be assisted by any other person the Court considers appropriate.
A person referred to in subsection (1) is to assist the Court in sentencing
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander defendants by providing advice on
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander society and culture or any other matter the Court considers appropriate.
Nothing in this section limits section 7A.
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