CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 2A
Objects of Act
CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 2A
Objects of Act
2A Objects of Act
(1) This Act has the following objects--
(a) to ensure
that those offenders who are required to be held in custody are removed from
the general community and placed in a safe, secure and humane environment,
(b) to ensure that other offenders are kept under supervision in a safe,
secure and humane manner,
(c) to ensure that the safety of persons having the
custody or supervision of offenders is not endangered,
(d) to provide for the
rehabilitation of offenders with a view to their reintegration into the
general community.
(2) In the pursuit of these objects, due regard must be
had to the interests of victims of the offences committed by offenders.
(3)
Nothing in this section gives rise to any civil cause of action or can be
taken into account in any civil proceedings.
