The Sentencing Council released a consultation paper in September 2023 seeking further submissions on key issues identified in preliminary research and analysis. The NSW Council for Civil Liberties (NSWCCL) was grateful for the opportunity to make a submission in response to this consultation paper.
Our submission focussed on offences involving custody of knives and questions raised in relation to items 5 and 6 of the Terms of Reference, namely:
- consider whether offences for which penalty notices are available remain appropriate;
- consider whether the maximum penalties for the offences are appropriate with reference to other jurisdictions.