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Top judge urges caution over plan to ban character references
Emma Wynne · ABC News (AU)
Published 12 Oct 2026, 4:09 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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While the WA government has announced plans to ban character references in criminal cases, the state's chief justice says references can help judges better understand an offender's prospects of rehabilitation.
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