The annual Flight of the Angels memorial service, held on the steps of Parliament House, brought together families who have lost loved ones to homicide or culpable driving.
It was hosted by Order of Australia recipients Noel and Beverley McNamara.
Mr McNamara said it was disappointing that "sentencing is all over the place".
The Crime Victims Support Association event, in its 18th year, was held in memory of the McNamaras' daughter Tracey, who was brutally murdered 20 years ago, and whose killer, Noel Meyers, received a 10-year minimum sentence.
Also at the event were Allan and Shirley Irwin, whose daughters, Colleen, 23, and Laura, 21, were raped and murdered by William Watkins in 2006.
Watkins had previously been convicted of the rape of a woman at her home in 2000, but served only a two-year jail sentence.
"Events like this are important so we can be ourselves and get our voices heard," said Mrs Irwin.
Broadcaster Derryn Hinch attended to add his voice to the call for reform.
heralsun.com.au 12 Mar 2012
Just another timeless example of how the Australian legal system treats the victims like criminals and protects the criminals.
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