36Suitability—offenders

36 Suitability—offenders In deciding whether restorative justice is suitable for an offender, the director-general must consider the following: (a) the extent (if any) of the offender’s contrition or remorse for the offence; (b) the offender’s personal characteristics; (c) the offender’s motivation for taking part in restorative justice; (d) the impact of the offence as perceived by the offender.

General Division 8.1 Section 37 Part 8 Restorative justice conferences and agreements Division 8.1 General 37 Definitions—pt 8 In this part: referring entity—see section 38. required participant, in a restorative justice conference—see section 42. restorative justice agreement—see section 50. substitute participant—see section 43. suitable parent—see section 35. suitable victim—see section 34. 38 Meaning of referring entity—pt 8 (1) In this part: referring entity—see section 22. (2) However, if an offence is referred for restorative justice by a court in making a sentence-related order, referring entity means the