Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2013 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2013–203
made under the  
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 s174 (1) (c) (Appointment of board members)
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.  There must be a chair appointed to the board. The position of chair must be awarded to a person who is judicially qualified. There must not be more than 8 other members appointed.

This instrument reappoints Jilpia Jones as a non judicial member of the board for the period commencing on 26 July 2013 and ending on 25 January 2014.  

Ms Jones is a registered General Nurse, Midwife and Ophthalmic Nurse and a traditional landowner of Walmadjari country in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia.  She is not a public servant.

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..