[4] There are also sentencing councils in some overseas jurisdictions, such as in England and Wales and in Scotland.
In 2000, the Victorian Government requested a review of aspects of Victoria's sentencing laws, which was undertaken by Professor Arie Frieberg.
Some of the qualifications include the need for a person to be considered a highly experienced prosecution and defence lawyer with other criminal justice experience.
[8][5] Over the years, Victoria’s Attorney-General has given the Council terms of reference seeking its advice on a range of topics, such as the sentencing of family violence offenders,[9] reforms to restitution and compensation orders[10] and the introduction of a sentencing guidelines council.
[16][original research] The Council hosts an online interactive sentencing simulation known as ‘Virtual You be the Judge’,[17] presenting face-to-face community education sessions for adults, developing and publishing teaching materials and lesson plans,[18] and developing and publishing plain-language guides to sentencing law and practice.