Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2015 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2015–321
made under the
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 s 174 (1)(a) (Appointment of board members)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 171 of the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 (the Act) establishes the Sentence Administration Board (the board). The board’s functions are detailed under section 172 of the Act, and sections 173-174 provide for the 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.

Grahame Delaney is not a public servant. 

This instrument reappoints Grahame Delaney as the chair of the Sentence Administration Board for the period not longer than six months commencing on 25 January 2016.  Grahame Delaney may resign this position at any time.