Three strikes repeal

The previous Government repealed the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010, known as the Three Strikes law.

Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022

The previous Government passed the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022, which repealed the mandatory sentencing regime commonly known as the Three Strikes law.

The Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 introduced the Three Strikes law. The law was intended to deter repeat offenders with the threat of progressively longer mandatory prison terms, and to penalise those who continued to re-offend through a three-stage process.

The previous Government decided to repeal the 2010 Act and Parliament passed the Repeal Act, with it receiving Royal assent on 15 August 2022 and coming into force the following day.

Information about the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill

Read the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022(external link)

Read about how the Bill was passed into law(external link)