Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ACTS REVISION (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 1994 (NO. 84 OF 1994) - SECT 15

15. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:

“(1A) When considering the making of a parole order in respect of a person, the Board shall have regard to any concern, of which it is aware, expressed by a victim about the need for protection from violence or harassment by the person.

“(1B) Where subsection (1A) applies, the Board shall take all reasonable steps to inform the victim (or if the victim is a child, the person who has care and control of the child), as soon as practicable of—

        (a)     the Board's decision concerning the making of the order; and

        (b)     if the Board decides to make the order—the date on which the person concerned is to be released on parole.”;

    (b)     by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) “his” (wherever occurring); and

    (c)     by inserting in paragraph (3) (a) “or she” after “he”.