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Crime and courts / South Australia

Criminals banned from using character references under proposed SA law reform

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CourtsSentencingSexual Offences

The SA government is proposing abolishing the use of good character references during sentencing for all criminal offences in the state's courts.

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Kyam Maher says the state government plans to introduce a bill banning the use of good character references when sentencing offenders.
Kyam Maher says the state government plans to introduce a bill banning the use of good character references when sentencing offenders.

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