❓ Question regarding the Prisoners Review Board's (PRB) application of Post-Sentence Supervision Orders (PSSO), particularly in cases involving violent offenders and parole denial.
AnsweredQoN 240Legislative Council
Asked
21 March 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
PRISONERS REVIEW BOARD —
POST-SENTENCE SUPERVISION ORDERS
240. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the operations of the
Prisoners Review Board and its obligation to regard the safety of the community
as the paramount consideration through its ability to impose post-sentence
supervision orders.
(1) Must the PRB
impose a PSSO in circumstances in which it has denied an application of parole
in relation to an individual with a history of violent offending?
(2) Is the PRB
consistently complying with sections 97A(3) and 97A(4) of the Sentencing Act
1995?
(3) Is it
possible for the PRB to impose a PSSO on an individual whose history of
offending includes multiple recent convictions for assault occasioning bodily
harm?
(4) Are there
grounds for the PRB to apply a PSSO in circumstances whereby an offender has a serious
record of violent offending but is below the threshold of schedule 1 offences
included in the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020?
POST-SENTENCE SUPERVISION ORDERS
240. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the operations of the
Prisoners Review Board and its obligation to regard the safety of the community
as the paramount consideration through its ability to impose post-sentence
supervision orders.
(1) Must the PRB
impose a PSSO in circumstances in which it has denied an application of parole
in relation to an individual with a history of violent offending?
(2) Is the PRB
consistently complying with sections 97A(3) and 97A(4) of the Sentencing Act
1995?
(3) Is it
possible for the PRB to impose a PSSO on an individual whose history of
offending includes multiple recent convictions for assault occasioning bodily
harm?
(4) Are there
grounds for the PRB to apply a PSSO in circumstances whereby an offender has a serious
record of violent offending but is below the threshold of schedule 1 offences
included in the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) No, denial of
parole is not a PSSO consideration under section 74B of the act.
(2) The board is
not responsible for making declarations under sections 97A(3) or 97A(4) of the
Sentencing Act 1995.
(3) The board can
impose a PSSO only upon a prisoner who is PSSO liable.
(4) Yes, if the
sentencing court has made a declaration under section 97A(3) of the Sentencing
Act 1995.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) No, denial of
parole is not a PSSO consideration under section 74B of the act.
(2) The board is
not responsible for making declarations under sections 97A(3) or 97A(4) of the
Sentencing Act 1995.
(3) The board can
impose a PSSO only upon a prisoner who is PSSO liable.
(4) Yes, if the
sentencing court has made a declaration under section 97A(3) of the Sentencing
Act 1995.
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