Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2013 (No 7)
Disallowable instrument DI2013–290
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.  

This instrument appoints Ms Kay Barralet as a non-judicial member of the Sentence Administration Board for the period commencing on 26 January 2014 and ending on 25 January 2017.  

Ms Barralet has practised as a solicitor in the ACT continuously since 1990 mainly in family law and estate work but she has also had some criminal law experience.  Since selling her own legal firm, she has held a number of part-time positions including as a ministerially appointed Official Visitor (Mental Health).  Ms Barralet 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 proceeding.