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Sentencing Act 1995
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107C Law and Justice Group
(1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, approve a place for which a
Law and Justice Group may be established and recognised for the
purposes of:
(a) this Division; and
(b) Part 5, Division 4 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
(2) A Law and Justice Group for a place approved under
subsection (1) is a community group established by the community
for the place.
(3) The CEO may, by Gazette notice, approve a member of the Law
and Justice Group that is established for the place to perform the
functions of an approved member of the Group under:
(a) this Division; and
(b) Part 5, Division 4 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
(4) In deciding whether to approve a member of the Law and Justice
Group under subsection (3), the CEO must be satisfied that the
member is an appropriate person to perform the functions of an
approved member, having regard to the member's character, skills
and experience.
(5) The CEO may approve guidelines in relation to the approval of
members of a Law and Justice Group under subsections (3)
and (4).
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(6) Without limiting subsection (5), the guidelines may include criteria
that are to be considered in making a decision under
subsections (3) and (4).
(7) Any guidelines approved under subsection (5) must be published
on the Agency's website.
(8) In this section:
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency.