New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 2007-11-01
| Public Act | 2007 No 25 |
| Date of assent | 31 July 2007 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
The Sentencing Council Act 2007 is administered by the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections.
5 Sentencing Council established
11 Administrative provisions relating to Sentencing Council
Public notification of draft guidelines
13 Public notification of draft guidelines
14 Statement to accompany draft guideline or group of guidelines
16 Council finalises guidelines and presents to Minister
Parliamentary scrutiny of guidelines
18 Inaugural guidelines may be disapplied
19 Guideline may be disapplied
21 Guidelines come into force if not disapplied
22 Council must reconsider guidelines if guidelines disapplied
23 Council must publish guidelines
Requests for consideration of issues,
and giving of advice
24 Consideration of issues relating to sentencing or parole guidelines
25 Council may advise Minister
Schedule 1
Provisions relating to Sentencing Council
