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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
284Notice to victims of re-integration home detention and parole consideration
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#### 284 Notice to victims of re-integration home detention and parole consideration
284 Notice to victims of re-integration home detention and parole consideration
> > (1) The Parole Authority must give notice to a victim of an offender who is recorded in the Victims Register if—
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> > > (a) the offender is due for consideration of whether the offender should be released under a re-integration home detention order or on parole, or
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> > > (b) the offender is eligible for or has applied for release on parole.
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> > (2) The notice must be given subject to and in accordance with the regulations.
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> > (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the notice must contain the following information—
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> > > (a) the matter being notified,
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> > > (b) that the victim may make a submission to the Parole Authority about the matter,
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> > > (c) the form a submission may take,
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> > > (d) the period within which a submission must be made,
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> > > (e) that the Parole Authority will consider a submission made before the end of that period.
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> > (4) The Parole Authority must consider submissions made in accordance with this section.
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> > (5) The Parole Authority is not required to give notice to a victim under this section of a matter if the matter is included in another requirement to give notice to the victim under this Act.
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> > (6) A failure by the Parole Authority to comply with this section does not affect the validity of a decision or order made by the Parole Authority.
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> **s 284:** Ins 2022 No 1, Sch 1\[14\].