The Minns Labor Government will legislate to stop convicted offenders relying on evidence of their ‘good character’ in sentencing proceedings.

Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights ...

The NSW Government is set to scrap “good character” references in the sentencing for all convicted criminals, in an Australia ...

A survivor of clerical abuse is calling for the Justice Minister to end or limit the use of character references in court cases, particularly in relation to sexual offences against children. Tony ...

Convicted offenders will no longer be able to lean on “good character” evidence in sentencing proceedings with the Minns government to abolish the mitigating factor to reduce “re-traumatising” victims ...

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted ...