A REPORT ON SUSPENDED SENTENCES IN THE ACT ACT Law Reform Advisory Council Report 1 31 October 2010 This Report is current as at 31 October 2010. © Australian Capital Territory 2010 ACT Law Reform Advisory Council Reference: LRAC 1 The ACT Law Reform Advisory Council was established on 14 October 2008 by the ACT Attorney General, The Hon Simon Corbell MLA. Contact details for Law Reform Advisory Council are: c/o ANU College of Law, Australian National University, ACT, 0200, Australia +61 (0)2 6125 7845 +61 (0)2 6125 0103
[email protected] www.lawreform.act.gov.au 2 ACT Law Reform Advisory Council, Report on Suspended Sentences, 31 October 2010 INDEX Terms of Reference ..............................................................................................................4 Acknowledgements..............................................................................................................5 Summary ..............................................................................................................................6 Recommendations and observations ...................................................................................8 A. Background to the current ACT regime for suspended sentences...............................11 A1. Pre-2006 ACT regime for suspended sentences ......................................................11 A2. The 2005-6 ACT reforms .........................................................................................12 A3. The ACT in context: suspended sentences in Australia ............................................18