Recommendation 201
Ensure access to justice by all, including by repealing laws on mandatory sentencing
State
Botswana
Issue
Criminal justice
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Population group
All people
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• States and territories
• Attorney-General's Department
Australia's Response
Notes (will not consider further at this time)
Australia's Position
Mandatory sentences do not apply to any offences committed by children under federal law and most states and territories do not apply mandatory sentences for children. States and territories do not intend to abolish mandatory sentencing arrangements.