New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 71

71 Submissions by State

(1) The State may at any time make submissions to the Review Council concerning the making of a low security classification for a serious offender.

(2) If the State does so, the Review Council is not to make a final decision concerning the classification of the offender until it has taken any such submission into account.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to submissions by the State under this section, including provisions relating to the application of this Division in connection with any such submission.

(4) The powers of the State under this section may be exercised, subject to the regulations, by any agent of the State.

(5) The power exercisable by the State under this section may also be exercised by the Australian Capital Territory in relation to a prisoner within the meaning of Division 4 and, for that purpose, references in this section to the State are taken to extend to the Australian Capital Territory.