AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2007 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument 2007-292

made under the 

Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 s 174(1)(c)

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 (the Act), amongst other things, governs the constitution and functions of the Sentence Administration Board of the ACT (the board). The board’s functions are detailed under section 172 of the Act, and sections 171 and 173-4 provide for the establishment and membership of the board.

This instrument appoints Detective Superintendent Peter Budworth, under section 174(1)(c), as a non-judicial member of the board from 3 December 2007 until 2 December 2010.  

Consultation has occurred with the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs regarding the appointment, and the committee indicated that it had no comment in relation to the appointment proceeding.

Detective Superintendent Budworth is a Commonwealth public servant and therefore the instrument to appoint him is a disallowable instrument.