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Sentencing Act 1995
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107B Aboriginal experience report
(1) An Aboriginal experience report is a report that is prepared by
approved members of a Law and Justice Group in respect of an
offender and the offence.
(2) An Aboriginal experience report may contain the following
information in respect of an offender and the offence:
(a) the personal circumstances and background of the offender
and the offender's family;
(b) the family relationships of the offender;
(c) the employment status of the offender;
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(d) the offender's health;
(e) the victim of the offence;
(f) the impact of the offending on the offender's community;
(g) the relationship between the offender and the offender's
community, including cultural connection;
(h) the steps the offender has taken towards rehabilitation or
restoration;
(i) general information or research about criminogenic factors.
(3) An Aboriginal experience report must be in a manner or form
approved by the Chief Judge.