❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the use of electronic monitoring for offenders managed under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 who are on leave of absence or conditional release. The Attorney General clarifies the numbers and confirms no electronic monitoring is in use.
AnsweredQoN 209Legislative Council
Asked
15 March 2023
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CRIMINAL
LAW (MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED) ACT — OFFENDERS
209. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the 47 of 56
offenders managed under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
who were on a leave of absence and/or a conditional release order as of
31 December 2022.
(1) How many
were subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of their leave of absence
or conditional release order?
(2) Of the 47, how many are today on either a leave of
absence or a conditional release order?
LAW (MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED) ACT — OFFENDERS
209. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the 47 of 56
offenders managed under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
who were on a leave of absence and/or a conditional release order as of
31 December 2022.
(1) How many
were subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of their leave of absence
or conditional release order?
(2) Of the 47, how many are today on either a leave of
absence or a conditional release order?
AnswerView source ↗
I answer on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General. I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer
has been provided by the Attorney General.
As of 31 December 2022, 49, not 47, of the 56 persons managed
under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused)
Act 1996 were subject to a leave of absence order and/or a conditional release
order. I refer the honourable member to the answer to question without
notice 193, asked yesterday.
(1) None.
Levels of supervision are determined by qualified professionals who are in a position
to evaluate each individual's circumstances and the safety of the
public.
(2) All 49 are currently subject to either a leave of absence
order or a conditional release order.
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General. I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer
has been provided by the Attorney General.
As of 31 December 2022, 49, not 47, of the 56 persons managed
under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused)
Act 1996 were subject to a leave of absence order and/or a conditional release
order. I refer the honourable member to the answer to question without
notice 193, asked yesterday.
(1) None.
Levels of supervision are determined by qualified professionals who are in a position
to evaluate each individual's circumstances and the safety of the
public.
(2) All 49 are currently subject to either a leave of absence
order or a conditional release order.
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