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Judicial Officers Act 1986
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8 Sentencing
8 Sentencing
(1) The Commission may, for the purpose of assisting courts to achieve consistency in imposing sentences—
(a) monitor or assist in monitoring sentences imposed by courts, and
(b) disseminate information and reports on sentences imposed by courts.
(2) Nothing in this section limits any discretion that a court has in determining a sentence.
(3) In this section, sentence includes any order or decision of a court consequent on a conviction for an offence or a finding of guilt in respect of an offence.