New Lawyer Access Checks for Early Guilty Plea Discounts
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Bill 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
judges must check if a person had a fair chance to get legal advice before deciding if their guilty plea was “early.”
People won’t lose a sentencing discount just because they didn’t have access to a lawyer quickly enough