Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) Before starting an inquiry into an application for parole by an offender, the board must take reasonable steps to give notice of the inquiry to each registered victim of the offender.
Note Section 124 deals with what must be included in the notice.
(2) The board may give notice of the inquiry to any other victim of the offender if satisfied the circumstances justify giving the victim notice of the inquiry.
(3) For this section, the director-general may make an arrangement with the board for a public servant—
(a) to assist the board; or
(b) to assist any victim of the offender, or any member of the victim's family, to make a submission, or tell the board about any concern, in accordance with the notice.
Example for s (3)
an arrangement for a victim liaison officer to assist the board or victims
(4) If a victim of the offender is a child under 15 years old—
(a) the director-general may give notice of the inquiry to a relevant person; and
(b) a relevant person may make a submission, or tell the board about any concern, in accordance with the notice on behalf of the victim.
(5) In subsection (4):
"relevant person" means a person who has parental responsibility for the victim under the Children and Young People Act 2008
, division 1.3.2.
(6) Subsection (4) does not limit the cases in which the board may give information to a person acting for a victim or a member of a victim's family.