Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021

November 2021

© Commonwealth of Australia 2021
ISBN: 978-1-76093-311-1

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Members

Recommendation

Chapter 1—Introduction

  Conduct of the inquiry
  Structure of this report
  Purpose of the bill
  Key provisions of the bill
  Consideration by other parliamentary committees

Chapter 2—Key issues

  Post-sentence orders
  Community safety
  The transmission of COVID-19 in prisons
  Application provision
  Committee comment

Australian Greens' dissenting report

  About the bill
  Victorian context
  Human rights concerns

Appendix 1—Submissions

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021 seeks to amend the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) to repeal section 19AA, which applies remissions or reductions granted under state or territory laws to federal sentences.