Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2013 (No 4)
Disallowable instrument DI2013–287
made under the
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 s174 (1)(a) (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.

Grahame Delaney was admitted as a legal practitioner in the ACT in 1988. In accordance with section 174 (8) of the Act, Grahame Delaney meets the criteria for being judicially qualified.   

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.

This instrument reappoints Grahame Delaney as the chair of the Sentence Administration Board for the period commencing on 26 January 2014 and ending on 
25 January 2016.