Banning judges from considering an offender's prior good character in sentencing is fraught with unintended consequences, an inquiry has been told. Reforms proposed by victim advocates and backed by ...
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NSW government to abolish 'good character' evidence at sentencings of convicted offenders
The use of "good character" evidence as a mitigating factor for offenders during sentencing proceedings will be abolished in NSW as part of a significant change to the law, which the government says ...
New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...
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