❓ Question regarding the Attorney General's decision to approve Douglas Crabbe's release into a resocialisation program. The Attorney General clarifies Crabbe's sentence and outlines considerations for victim submissions.
AnsweredQoN 102Legislative Council
Asked
21 February 2023
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
DOUGLAS CRABBE — RELEASE
102. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the Attorney General's decision to approve the release of one
of Australia's most notorious mass murderers into a pre-release
resocialisation program.
(1) Is the Attorney General aware
that Douglas Crabbe is currently serving five life sentences?
(2) Did the
Attorney General consult with any of the victims and their families prior to
making this decision?
(3) Will the
Attorney General table the most recent briefing note or similar document that
he has received about Mr Crabbe, in either an unredacted or a redacted form?
102. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the Attorney General's decision to approve the release of one
of Australia's most notorious mass murderers into a pre-release
resocialisation program.
(1) Is the Attorney General aware
that Douglas Crabbe is currently serving five life sentences?
(2) Did the
Attorney General consult with any of the victims and their families prior to
making this decision?
(3) Will the
Attorney General table the most recent briefing note or similar document that
he has received about Mr Crabbe, in either an unredacted or a redacted form?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the
Attorney General.
(1) By means of
clarification, Mr Crabbe is currently serving one life sentence for the murder
of five people.
(2) In considering the board's recommendation
regarding a prisoner's participation in a resocialisation program ,
the Attorney General considers the release consideration in section 5A(d) of
the Sentence Administration Act 2003, which includes ''issues for any
victim of the prisoner if the prisoner is released, including any matter raised
in a victim's submission''.
It is not possible to provide the
member with a response to part (3) within the time available. An answer will be
provided in the next sitting week.
of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the
Attorney General.
(1) By means of
clarification, Mr Crabbe is currently serving one life sentence for the murder
of five people.
(2) In considering the board's recommendation
regarding a prisoner's participation in a resocialisation program ,
the Attorney General considers the release consideration in section 5A(d) of
the Sentence Administration Act 2003, which includes ''issues for any
victim of the prisoner if the prisoner is released, including any matter raised
in a victim's submission''.
It is not possible to provide the
member with a response to part (3) within the time available. An answer will be
provided in the next sitting week.
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