Sentencing Research Guide

Sentencing Snapshots

Sentencing Snapshots

Compiled by the Sentencing Advisory Council of Victoria, the Sentencing Snapshot series includes data for 31 offences heard in the Victorian County Court and Supreme Court of Victoria. Sentencing Snapshots cover a five-year period for each offence and are updated every two years.

• Snapshots by Offence
• Snapshot by Date     

SACStat

SACStat

Compiled by the Sentencing Advisory Council of Victoria SACStat is a comprehensive database of statistics showing sentencing outcomes for adult offenders in Victoria. 
Contains 200 offences sentenced in the Victorian County Court and Supreme Court of Victoria by offence name and over 500 offences sentenced in the Magistrates' Court.

• Higher Courts Offences : Search over 200 offences sentenced in the County and Supreme Courts of Victoria
• Higher Courts Legislation Index : Browse higher courts offences by the A to Z list of Acts of Parliament and common law
• Magistrates' Court Offences: Search over 500 offences sentenced in the Magistrates' Court
• Magistrates' Court Legislation Index: Browse Magistrates' Court offences by the A to Z list of Acts of Parliament and common law

• How to Use SACStat 
• SACStat Technical Notes
  • Data inclusions and exclusions; time frames; counting rules, offence classifications and other data rules.

Other Commonwealth Sentencing Resources

Sentencing of Federal Offenders in Australia – A Guide for Practitioners 

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has created a guide which summarises the major legislation provisions and leading authorities relating to the sentencing of federal offenders. This guide outlines the law relating to the sentencing of federal offenders in Australia.

The third edition of this comprehensive sentencing Guide reflects the law as at 1 June 2020, and has been updated by Des Lane of the Victorian bar.  It is an essential resource not only for CDPP lawyers, but for other legal practitioners, judicial officers, and others who deal with the sentencing of Federal Offenders.

Judicial College of NSW 

Judicial College of NSW - Sentencing Bench Book - Sentencing Commonwealth Offenders

The Judicial College of NSW produces a Sentencing Bench Book which has a specific section on the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – sentencing Commonwealth Offenders.