Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Commissioner of Correctional Services must ensure that a supervisee is managed and supervised by probation and parole officers in a way that is appropriate.
(2) In deciding what is appropriate the Commissioner must have regard to the following:
(a) as the paramount consideration – the need to protect:
(i) victims of serious sex offences committed, or likely to be committed, by the supervisee; and
(ii) the victims' families; and
(iii) members of the community generally;
(b) as a secondary consideration – the desirability of providing rehabilitation, care and treatment for the supervisee.
(3) In considering the need for protection mentioned in subsection (2)(a), the Commissioner must have regard to the need to ensure that the supervisee's compliance with his or her supervision order is monitored and enforced.