Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2013 
(No 8)
Disallowable instrument DI2013–292
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 Mr Ivan Potas as a non-judicial member of the Sentence Administration Board for the period commencing on 1 March 2014 and ending on 28 February 2017.  

Mr Potas is a lawyer and research criminologist with a long career in the criminal justice system, particularly with the Australian Institute of Criminology between 1975 and 1991 and the Judicial Commission of NSW between 1991 and 2006 (where he was the Director of Research).  He has performed the role of Official Visitor for ACT correctional centres and has gained very useful experience in the process. Mr Potas 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.