PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 199 Functions of council

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 199

199 Functions of council

(1) The functions of the council are—

(a) if asked by the Court of Appeal, to give the court the council’s views, in writing, about the giving or reviewing of a guideline judgment; and

(b) if asked by the Attorney-General, to advise the Attorney-General on matters relating to sentencing; and

(c) to give information to the community to enhance knowledge and understanding of matters relating to sentencing; and

(d) to publish information about sentencing; and

(e) to research matters about sentencing and publish the outcomes of the research; and

(f) to obtain the community’s views on sentencing and matters about sentencing.

(2) To help in performing its functions, the council may consult with, and ask for information from, the judiciary, government departments and other entities.

Example of information that may be requested—

statistical information about crime held by a government department

(3) In this section—


"publish" includes give information to the judiciary, government departments and other entities.