AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2009 (No 3)

Disallowable instrument DI2009-17

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, under section 174(1) (c), appoints Mr David Ross Maxwell as a non judicial member of the board from 18 February 2009 until 17 February 2010. 

Consultation has occurred with the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, and the committee did not make any comment in relation to the appointment proceeding.