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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SENTENCE INDICATION
HEARINGS) AMENDMENT BILL 1994
NEW SOUTH WALES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Explanatory Note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament)
The object of this Bill is to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 to enable the
extension of the Sentence Indication Hearings Pilot Scheme for a further period of 12
months. The scheme is set up by Part 12 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, and
enables Judges of the District Court to indicate the sentence that might be given if an
accused person were to plead guilty. The Pilot Scheme will expire on 31 January 1995 if
this Bill is not passed.
Clause 1 specifies the short title of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides for the proposed Act to commence on a day to be appointed by
the Governor by proclamation published in the Gazette.
Clause 3 is a formal provision giving effect to the Schedule of amendments.
SCHEDULE l--AMENDMENTS
Schedule 1 (b) extends by 12 months the period during which the Pilot Scheme can
be conducted.
Schedule 1 (a) makes it clear that more than one practice note can be published in
regard to the Pilot Scheme. Further practice notes may be necessary to deal with the
Pilot Scheme during the further period.