Australian Capital Territory
Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration Board) Appointment 2016 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2016–50
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.  There must be at least one Deputy Chair, and no more than two Deputy Chairs, appointed to the Board.  A person may be appointed as Chair or Deputy Chair if the person is judicially qualified.  

This instrument appoints Donald Malcolmson as the Deputy Chair of the Board for a period of 12 months. The instrument commences the day after notification. 

Mr Malcomson has been a legal practitioner since for approximately 16 year and has practiced as a solicitor with a number of private and public legal offices. He is ‘judicially qualified’ for the purposes of paragraph 174(8) of the Act.

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.

Donald Malcolmson is not a public servant.