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Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
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#### 37Q Matters to be considered by Review Panel
37Q Matters to be considered by Review Panel
> > (1) The Review Panel must, when exercising its functions in relation to a person who is a serious young offender or other detainee, consider each of the following to the extent that the Review Panel considers it to be relevant—
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> > > (a) the public interest, including the protection of the public,
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> > > (b) the nature and circumstances of any offence committed by the person or, in the case of a person on remand, alleged to have been committed by the person,
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> > > (c) the reasons and recommendations of the court that sentenced the person,
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> > > (d) the criminal history of the person,
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> > > (e) the time the person has served in custody and the time the person has yet to serve in custody,
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> > > (f) the person’s conduct while in custody,
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> > > (g) the person’s commitment to address offending behaviour, including the person’s willingness to participate in rehabilitation programs and the success or otherwise of any such participation,
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> > > (h) the person’s classification history,
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> > > (i) the position of and consequences to any victim of the person, including the victim’s family,
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> > > (j) any submissions made by any victims of the person,
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> > > (k) the need to maintain public confidence in the administration of criminal justice,
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> > > (l) the rehabilitation of the person and the re-entry of the person into the community as a law-abiding citizen,
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> > > (m) the availability to the person of family, departmental and other support,
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> > > (n) any relevant reports about the person (including reports made by counsellors, health practitioners or educational establishments) that are available to the Review Panel,
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> > > (o) any other matter that may be prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) The Review Panel may also consider any other matter that it considers to be relevant.
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> > (3) The regulations may specify how any matter is to be taken into consideration by the Review Panel under this section.
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> **s 37Q:** Ins 2012 No 8, Sch 1 \[4\].