Modifying-the-Sentencing-Reinstating-Three-Strikes-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 876 KB]
...threshold to above 12 months at stage-1 would increase the number of warnings given for violent offending, and ensure that where offending escalates, the mandatory penalties of the regime will apply. It is estimated to result in an additional 1,934, 110, and 3 offenders captured at stages 1, 2 and 3 respectively, after 10 years. 15 The retention of the higher, above 24-month threshold at stages 2 and 3 would provide a greater safeguard against unjust outcomes. 16 The more tha...