Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2014 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2014–254
made under the
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 s174 (1)(b) (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, 173 and 174 provide for the establishment and membership of the Board.  

This instrument appoints the Superintendent of the Prosecutions and Judicial Support area of ACT Policing as a non-judicial member of the Board for the period commencing the day after notification for a period of three years.

The Superintendent of the Prosecutions and Judicial Support area is able to bring practical experience of justice implementation in the ACT to bear in regard to the decision-making of the Board.

During periods of time when the office of the Superintendent is vacant or when the Superintendent cannot for any reason exercise the functions of the position, the Officer in Charge of the Prosecutions and Judicial Support area will be a member of the Board in the Superintendent’s place.