‘Good character’ court references for murderers, pedophiles and rapists face Victorian ban

Good character’ references used to try to reduce sentences for convicted criminals – including pedophiles and murderers – are ...
Yahoo News Australia

NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?

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 ...
bodyandsoul.com.au

New reform puts an end to good character references in NSW courts – here's why that matters

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 ...
The Australian Financial Review

Character references banned over ‘privileged background’ bias

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 ...
SBS

Abuse survivors led the push for this law reform — now NSW could be the first to act

NSW could be the first state to abolish "good character" references in court proceedings when laws are introduced next week. The announcement comes on the back of recommendations released on Sunday ...