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CORRECTIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 41 OF 2015)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CORRECTIONS ACT 1986

           Division 1--Cancellation of parole

   3.      Cancellation of parole  
   4.      New section 126 inserted  

           Division 2--Powers of Adult Parole Board for production of documents and other things and obtaining evidence

   5.      Definitions  
   6.      New sections 71 to 71K substituted  

           Division 3--Disclosure of information

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Authorisation to use or disclose information  

           Division 4--Electronic monitoring of prisoners

   9.      New section 30 inserted  
   10.     Consequential amendment to Surveillance Devices Act 1999  

           Division 5--Parole officers and authorisation of employees to exercise powers and functions of community corrections officers and Regional Managers

   11.     Definitions  
   12.     Employment under the Public Administration Act  
   13.     New section 12A inserted  

           Division 6--Letters to and from certain persons from and to prisoners

   14.     Prisoners rights  
   15.     Certain confidential letters may be inspected  
   16.     All other letters may be opened and read  

           Division 7--Secretary of Adult Parole Board

   17.     Definitions  
   18.     New section 66A inserted  
   19.     References to Secretary of the Board  

           Division 8--Quorum for meetings of Adult Parole Board

   20.     Meetings  

           Division 9--Proceedings for offences

   21.     Offence to breach a term or condition of parole  
   22.     Proceedings for offences  

           Division 10--Amendments relating to the repeal of the Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005

   23.     Victim may be given certain copies of orders and information about a prisoner  
   24.     Inclusion on the victims register  
   25.     Release of information to "family members"  
   26.     Functions of Board  
   27.     Secretary to supply assistance to Board  
   28.     Reports  
   29.     Officers subject to Board's directions  
   30.     Definitions  
   31.     New section 104F substituted  
   32.     Photographing  
   33.     New section 104L substituted  
   34.     Regional Manager to ensure that officers have access to certain information  

           Division 11--References to Department of Justice

   35.     Definitions  
   36.     References to Department of Justice  

           Division 12--Statute law revision

   37.     Definitions  
   38.     When is a person in the legal custody of the Secretary?  
   39.     When is a person in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police?  
   40.     Right of access  
   41.     Emergency powers  
   42.     Authorisation to use and disclose information  

           Division 13--Annual reporting of offenders subject to community correction order

   43.     New Division 7 of Part 9 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF PAROLE ORDERS (TRANSFER) ACT 1983

   44.     Definitions  
   45.     New sections 3A and 3B inserted  

   PART 4--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   46.     Repeal  
           ENDNOTES


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