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Mental Impairment and Sentencing Sentencing Council

WEBThese are known as Verdins principles. Mental impairment could: reduce the offender's moral culpability (but not their legal responsibility) for the offence. This could …

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How Would You Sentence an Employer Who Failed to …

WEBFines for employer breaches of health and safety duties ranged from $600 to $1 million and averaged $69,000, with fines higher in cases involving a workplace …

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Sentencing Occupational Health and Safety Offences in …

WEBThis statistical report profiles sentencing outcomes for occupational health and safety offences in Victoria from1 July 2005 to 30 June 2021.

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WEBThe Sentencing Advisory Council bridges the gap between the community, the courts and the government by informing, educating and advising on sentencing issues.

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Occupational Health and Safety Offences Sentencing …

WEBThis statistical report profiles sentencing outcomes for occupational health and safety offences in Victoria from1 July 2005 to 30 June 2021. Sentencing Occupational Health …

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Sentencing Occupational Health and Safety Offences in …

WEBThis consultation paper canvases potential reforms to improve the sentencing of occupational heath and safety (OHS) offences in Victoria. It poses 19 …

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SENTENCING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY …

WEBThe Victorian Government has asked the Sentencing Advisory Council to advise on possible reforms to how courts sentence occupational health and safety (OHS) ofences …

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Does Imprisonment Deter

WEBIntroduction. Deterrence is only one of the purposes of sentencing in Victoria. However, the intuitive basis of deterrence – that the punishment of an offender stands as a threat to …

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Sentencing Principles, Purposes, Factors Sentencing …

WEBSentencing Purposes. Section 5 (1) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) sets out the only purposes of sentencing an adult in Victoria. These purposes are: just …

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Sentencing Occupational Health and Safety Offences …

WEB1. Introduction. 1.1 This report presents a statistical overview of the sentencing of occupational health and safety (OHS) offences in Victoria in the 16 years from 1 July …

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About Us Sentencing Council

WEBThe Sentencing Advisory Council is an independent statutory body established under amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991. In 2000, the Victorian Government requested …

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Sentencing Occupational Health and Safety Offences in …

WEBvi 4. Circumstances of the offender in OHS cases 25 The size of the company 25 Good character 33 Guilty pleas and remorse 34 The offender’s history before the offending 36

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Reoffending by Children and Young People in Victoria

WEBviii Glossary1 Adult court The Magistrates’ Court, County Court, or Supreme Court. Average In this report, a reference to an average is a reference to a mean, unless otherwise …

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Public Opinion About Sentencing: A Research Overview

WEBConsistent with the findings of the Tasmanian Jury Sentencing Study, the researchers found that 62% of participants were more lenient than the judge, 36% were more severe and …

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A Quick Guide to Sentencing (6th edition)

WEBABOUT THE QUICK GUIDE. A Quick Guide to Sentencing describes how Victorian courts (judges and magistrates) sentence ofenders – people who have been found guilty of an …

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SUBMISSION TO SENTENCING ADVISORY COUNCIL OF …

WEBThis submission to the Sentencing Advisory Council, Review of the Adult Parole System in Victoria, is made by Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health), and …

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Homicide in Victoria: Offenders, Victims and Sentencing

WEBiv Homicide in Victoria: Offenders, Victims and Sentencing 5.2.3 Use of violence by the victim against the offender(s) 33 5.2.4 Sentencing offenders for murder where there is a …

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A Quick Guide to Sentencing 2019

WEBFirst published January 2015 Second edition January 2016 Third edition January 2017 Fourth edition January 2018 Fifth edition January 2019. Cover: Supreme Court of …

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