FED Sentencing Reductions for Cooperation in Commonwealth Child Sex Offence Investigations

Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025

Private Member's Bill

23 Jul 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

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child sex offences crime law enforcement cooperation sentencing

Introduced by: Senator Mehreen Faruqi (GRN)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Courts can reduce sentences if a person cooperates with law enforcement agencies; this applies to the investigation of the offence or any Commonwealth child sex offence.
The sentence reduction for cooperating with law enforcement can be up to 25% of the specified period.
The bill removes several specific table items from the Crimes Act 1914.