Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 6

The objects of this Act include the following:

        (a)     to promote respect for the law and the maintenance of a just and safe society;

        (b)     to provide a range of sentencing options;

        (c)     to maximise the opportunity for imposing sentences that are constructively adapted to individual offenders;

        (d)     to promote flexibility in sentencing;

        (e)     to consolidate legislation relating to the imposition of sentences.