Legal backlash to harsher sentencing law change
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- Category: Paedophile Lawyers and Barristers
- Created: Friday, 04 October 2019 15:17
- Written by Angela Skujins - InDaily.com
The state’s legal fraternity is preparing to push back against a State Government law change which reined in judicial discretion to hand out home detention sentences – particularly aimed at sex offenders – arguing that it is “distorting” the sentencing process.
The Law Society of South Australia and the South Australian Bar Association are currently preparing submissions for Attorney-General Vickie Chapman regarding the effects of the Sentencing Amendment Bill, which passed in May.
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