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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
sec.15ACLimitations for guideline judgments
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### sec.15AC Limitations for guideline judgments
A guideline judgment, other than a guideline judgment for an offence under a Commonwealth Act, must be consistent with Queensland law.
A guideline judgment for an offence under a Commonwealth Act must—
be consistent with Commonwealth law; and
set out non-binding considerations to guide the future exercise of discretion and not purport to establish a rule of binding effect; and
articulate principles to underpin the determination of a particular sentence and not state the expected decisions in a future proceeding.
s 15AC ins 2010 No. 48 s 6
(sec.15AC-ssec.1) A guideline judgment, other than a guideline judgment for an offence under a Commonwealth Act, must be consistent with Queensland law.
(sec.15AC-ssec.2) A guideline judgment for an offence under a Commonwealth Act must— be consistent with Commonwealth law; and set out non-binding considerations to guide the future exercise of discretion and not purport to establish a rule of binding effect; and articulate principles to underpin the determination of a particular sentence and not state the expected decisions in a future proceeding.
- (a) be consistent with Commonwealth law; and
- (b) set out non-binding considerations to guide the future exercise of discretion and not purport to establish a rule of binding effect; and
- (c) articulate principles to underpin the determination of a particular sentence and not state the expected decisions in a future proceeding.