1989 Cabinet Papers - cabinet decisions schedule NRS21571 1 [2] - Flipbook - Page 214
.2.
Agenda
Item No.
1.
AND COGNATE
CRIMES (LIFE SENTENCES) AMENDMENT BILL,
BILLS.
, AND PRISONS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CRIMES ACT, 1900
.
ACT, 1952, AND THE SENTENCING ACT, 1989
Approval was given to:*
Minute
the recommendations contained in Cabinet d jointly
89-380, dated 7th November, 1989, submittefor
by the Attorney General, and the Minister rney
Atto
Corrective Services, as amended by the
and
;
1989
,
mber
Nove
22nd
of
General's letter
ences)
the provisions of the Crimes (Life Sent as
s,
Bill
ate
Cogn
and
1989
Amendment Bill,
d 29th
summarised in Cabinet Minute 89-447, date
rney
Atto
the
by
tly
join
d
November, 1989, submitte
ices,
Serv
ve
ecti
Corr
for
ster
General, and the Mini
in relation to this matter, subject to:the penalty for the offence of drug
of
trafficking set out in section 33 (3)(a) ,
1985
Act,
ing
fick
Traf
the Drug, Misuse and
lieu
being a maximum of life imprisonment in
of 25 years.
ing
the Attorney General, in his second read
the
nd
behi
n
ntio
inte
speech, clarifying the
A of
S.25
in
s
ance
umst
circ
special extenuating
t
dmen
Amen
s)
ence
Sent
e
the Sentencing (Lif
Bill, as being restricted to very serious ,
egia
physical circumstances such as quadrapl
ns.
itio
cond
like
brain damage, and
i
ssary action to
The Attorney General is to take the nece
.
give effect to Cabinet's decision
