News
Media releases
2020
27 Feb
Preliminary submissions pave the way forward
31 Jan
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council’s latest Annual Report released
29 Jan
Preliminary feedback closes for latest Terms of Reference
13 Jan
Advisory Council extends deadline for preliminary feedback
2019
20 Dec
25 per cent of offenders repeatedly sentenced for burglary
16 Dec
Providing a clear view of sentencing in Queensland
09 Dec
Stats show Saturday is the most common day for robbery
06 Dec
Council calls for feedback for new Terms of Reference
02 Dec
Queensland’s Specialist Courts on show in new video series
22 Aug
QSAC calls for new sentencing framework
19 Aug
Queensland courts ban offenders from owning animals
22 May
Clear picture of strangulation offenders emerges from first data analysis
30 Apr
Council likely to recommend sentencing reform
2018
19 Dec
Alcohol and drugs a factor in a third of dangerous driving deaths
05 Dec
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council releases annual report
21 Nov
Sentencing for criminal offences arising from the death of a child - Final report
08 Nov
Sentencing Advisory Council announces new Advisory Panel
10 Sep
New Childrens Court case study lets you Judge for Yourself
07 Aug
Huge rise in use of custodial orders given by Magistrates Courts
19 Jul
Infants most ‘at risk’ of child homicide
13 Jul
Seeking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory panel members
04 Jul
Community summits on child homicide offences coming to Logan and Townsville
26 Jun
Queensland’s first Sentencing Guide launched
01 Jun
New faces for Sentencing Advisory Council
17 May
Call for submissions — sentencing for child homicide offences
14 Feb
Majority of drug traffickers sent to prison
2017
29 Nov
Breach of bail offences on the rise
29 Nov
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council marks first anniversary
26 Oct
Public to have say on sentencing for child homicide
26 Oct
Intermediate sentencing options under review
12 Oct
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council releases inaugural annual report
12 Oct
Statement from Attorney-General and Minister for Justice: Sentencing for criminal offences arising from the death of a child
06 Oct
Sentencing Spotlight on possession of dangerous drugs released
20 Jul
New package to deal with child exploitation material offenders before courts
18 May
Judge for Yourself lets Queenslanders pass sentence
08 May
Sentencing Spotlight on child exploitation material offences in Queensland
04 May
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council chair appointed magistrate
21 Apr
Sentencing Spotlights on murder and manslaughter in Queensland
23 Mar
Sentencing Matters podcast launches
13 Mar
Consultation opens on review into classification of child exploitation materials for sentencing purposes
19 Jan
QSAC to examine classification of child exploitation material