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TASMANIA
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CORRECTIONS AMENDMENT (ELECTRONIC
MONITORING) BILL 2020
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 72 amended (Release on parole)
5. Repeal of Act
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CORRECTIONS AMENDMENT (ELECTRONIC
MONITORING) BILL 2020
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
SHANE DONNELLY, Clerk of the House
25 August 2020
(Brought in by the Minister for Corrections, the Honourable
Elise Nicole Archer)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Corrections Act 1997 to enable
electronic monitoring of offenders to be a condition of
parole
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Corrections
Amendment (Electronic Monitoring) Act 2020.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Corrections Act 1997* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 72 amended (Release on parole)
Section 72 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (5) the following
subsection:
(5A) Without limiting the generality of
subsection (5), the Board may impose on
a parole order in respect of a prisoner the
following conditions:
(a) a condition that the prisoner must
submit to electronic monitoring,
including by wearing or carrying
an electronic device;
(b) a condition that the prisoner must
not remove, tamper or interfere
with, damage or disable any
electronic device or equipment
used for the purpose of the
electronic monitoring;
(c) a condition that the prisoner must
not knowingly permit a person,
who is unauthorised to do so, to
remove, tamper or interfere with,
damage or disable any electronic
device or equipment used for the
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*No. 51 of 1997
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purpose of the electronic
monitoring;
(d) a condition that the prisoner must
comply with all reasonable and
lawful directions, in relation to
the electronic monitoring or an
electronic device or equipment
used for the purpose of the
electronic monitoring, that are
given to the prisoner by -
(i) a police officer or
probation officer; or
(ii) a person authorised by the
Director or Secretary to
exercise powers in
relation to electronic
monitoring.
5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of
the day on which it commenced.