New South Wales is set to make legal history as the first state in Australia to abolish the use of 'good character' references in criminal sentencing. The Minns government will introduce landmark ...

A survivor of clerical abuse is calling for the Justice Minister to end or limit the use of character references in court cases, particularly in relation to sexual offences against children. Tony ...

Good character’ references used to try to reduce sentences for convicted criminals – including pedophiles and murderers – are set to be restricted in Victorian courts under reforms being probed by the ...

This week, NSW was announced as the first jurisdiction to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals, with the government introducing new reforms to amend the ...

Premier Chris Minns has announced new legislation ending character references in NSW courts. According to Mr Minns the laws ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the ...

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Convicted criminals will be barred from asking for lighter sentences because of their “good character” in NSW courts, a move aimed at preventing well-connected offenders using character references to ...