Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A notice under section 123 must include the following:
(a) an invitation to the victim to—
(i) make a submission, orally or in writing, to the board about a parole order being made for the offender, including the likely effect on the victim, or on the victim's family, if the order were to be made; or
(ii) tell the board, orally or in writing, about any concern of the victim or the victim's family about the need to be protected from violence or harassment by the offender;
(b) a statement to the effect that any submission made, or concern expressed, to the board within the period stated in the notice will be considered in deciding—
(i) whether a parole order should be made for the offender; and
(ii) if a parole order is made—the conditions (if any) that will be imposed on the parole order by the board;
(c) a statement to the effect that a victim may ask the board not to give the submission or concern to the offender or another person;
Note For how the board is to handle information, see s 192.
(d) information about the offender to assist the victim, or a member of the victim's family, to make a submission, or tell the board about any concern, under paragraph (a);
(e) information about any assistance available to the victim or family member to make the submission, or tell the board about any concern, under paragraph (a).
Examples of information for par (d)
1 the offender's conduct while serving the sentence
2 the core conditions of a parole order
(2) For subsection (1) (b), the period stated must be a reasonable time (not less than 7 days after the day the victim is given the notice) to allow the victim or family member to make a submission, or express concern, to the board.
(3) The notice may include anything else the board considers appropriate.