Sentences with phrase «introduce mandatory sentences»

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Despite the changes on the medical front, the federal Tories have not only indicated their intention to keep marijuana in the Criminal Code, but have also introduced mandatory minimum sentences of six months on small - time grow - ops — six or more plants — as part of the omnibus crime bill, Bill C - 10.

The Western Australian Primary Principals» Association (WAPPA) has called on the Government to introduce legislation that would see mandatory jail sentences for anyone who assaults a school principal or deputy.

The scheme, introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 1991, made it mandatory for the secretary of state to release certain prisoners part - way through their sentences with the intention of facilitating rehabilitation.

Perhaps the answer will come from the ghost of Irwin Cotler, who in one of his last acts as a member of Parliament introduced a private member's bill that would allow judges to consider particular circumstances at sentencing, notwithstanding mandatory minimums.

Wilson Raybould says she will be looking at the 51 new mandatory minimum sentences introduced over the past 10 years.

In his last act as a member of Parliament, former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler introduced a private members» bill that would allow judges to impose a fair and appropriate sentence, notwithstanding mandatory minimums.

Such protections would clearly remove the ability of the states or territories to introduce laws such as mandatory sentencing.

For an overview of mandatory sentencing schemes introduced in Australia and their impact on Indigenous peoples see: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Social Justice Report 2001, HREOC Sydney 2001, Chapter 4.