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Recommendation 202

Adopt the recommendation by the UN Committee against Torture to review mandatory sentencing laws with a view to abolishing them

State
Norway
Issue
Criminal justice
Implementation of recommendations and follow-up
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Population group
N/A
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• States and  territories
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.