Question regarding the Attorney General's access to psychiatric and psychological reports when considering pre-release programs and parole requests, specifically whether the Minister receives the same level of independent and specific advice as the previous Attorney General.

AnsweredQoN 3027Legislative Council
Asked
1 December 2005
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Attorney General

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The previous Attorney General received as a matter of course direct independent purposely-prepared psychiatric and psychological reports from the Forensic Case Conference Committee before considering pre-release programs and parole requests for those prisoners that he was to consider.
Does the Minister as a matter of course, receive advice which meets each of the following requirements -
(a) psychiatric and psychological reports;
(b) independent;
(c) prior to considering a pre-release programs and parole requests;
(d) prepared ‘specifically’ for that purpose; and
(e) from the Forensic Case Conference Committee?

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Answered
14 March 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
103 days
(b) independent; (c) prior to considering a pre-release programs and parole requests; (d) prepared ‘specifically’ for that purpose; and (e) from the Forensic Case Conference Committee?
(c) prior to considering a pre-release programs and parole requests; (d) prepared ‘specifically’ for that purpose; and (e) from the Forensic Case Conference Committee?
(d) prepared ‘specifically’ for that purpose; and (e) from the Forensic Case Conference Committee?
(e) from the Forensic Case Conference Committee?
The Attorney General, when considering pre-release programs and parole requests, receives advice on a range of matters related to the specific prisoner. The advice includes, where relevant and appropriate, psychiatric and psychological reports and other matters related to the prisoner.

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