A joint project of the National Judicial College of Australia, the Commonwealth
Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Judicial Commission of NSW
1 Introduction
- Sentencing Federal Offenders: Part IB of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
- How to use the Guide to Commonwealth Sentencing 'Principles and Practice'
- Legislation: Index of Provisions in Part IB of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
- Table of Cases
2 General Sentencing Principles
- General Sentencing Principles Introduction
- Sentencing Factors: s 16A(1) and (2)
- Totality Principle
- One Transaction Rule
- Double Punishment
- Taking Other Offences Into Account
- Aggregate Sentences
3 Sentencing Options
- Sentencing Options Available for Federal Offenders
- Options without Proceeding
to Conviction
- Dismissal of Charges: s 19B(1)(c)
- Discharging the Person with Conditions: s 19B(1)(d)
- Summary Disposition of Persons Suffering From Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability: s 20BQ
- Conditional Release after
Conviction
- Order and Recognizance following conviction: s 20(1)(a)
- Order and Recognizance following sentence of imprisonment (conditional suspended sentence): s 20(1)(b))
- Fines
- Additional Sentencing Alternatives (eg. Community Based Orders)
- Custodial Sentence
- Hospital Orders
- Psychiatric Probation Orders
- Program
Probation Orders
4 Discounts and Remissions
5 Particular Issues in Sentencing
- Conditional Release on Parole or Licence
- Commencement and Pre-Sentence Custody
- Cumulative, Partly Cumulative and Concurrent Sentences
- Non-Parole Periods and Recognizance Release Orders
- Pre-Release Schemes and Leave of Absence
- Mercy
- Aggregate Sentences
- Victim Impact Statements
6 Categories of Federal Offenders
- Indigenous Offenders
- Corporations
- Child or Young Person
- Offenders with Family and Dependants
- Offenders liable for Deportation
- Offenders with a Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability
7 Ancillary Order