26High risk offenders assessment committee

### 26 High risk offenders assessment committee > > (1)  The high risk offenders assessment committee (the ***risk assessment committee***) is established. > > > (2)  The risk assessment committee consists of the following members: > > > > > > (a) the Secretary of the Department or a person who is nominated by the Secretary of the Department; > > > > > > > (b) a representative, of the unit of administration, within the department primarily responsible in relation to the administration of the [Corrections Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051) , that is primarily responsible for the management of prisons, who is nominated by the Secretary of that department; > > > > > > > (c) a representative, of the department primarily responsible in relation to the administration of the [Corrections Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051) , who is nominated by the Secretary of that department; > > > > > > > (d) a representative, of the department primarily responsible in relation to the administration of the [Tasmanian Health Service Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2018-001) , who is nominated by the Secretary of that department; > > > > > > > (e) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (2) amended by No. 6 of 2025, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-07-01/act-2025-006#GS20@EN) a representative, of the department primarily responsible in relation to the administration of the [Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2024-021) , who is nominated by the Secretary of that department; > > > > > > > (f) a representative, of the department primarily responsible in relation to the administration of the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) , who is nominated by the Secretary of that department; > > > > > > > (g) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 30, Applied:25 Sep 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-09-25/act-2023-004#GS30@EN) the Chief Psychiatrist or a person nominated by the Chief Psychiatrist; > > > > > > > (h) a representative of any other unit of administration of the State, another State, a Territory, or the Commonwealth, that is prescribed. > > > (3)  The member of the risk assessment committee under [subsection (2)(a)](#GS26@Gs2@Hpa@EN) is the chairperson of the risk assessment committee. > > > (4)  The risk assessment committee has the following functions: > > > > > > (a) to ensure the preparation of reports for the purposes of this Division in relation to relevant offenders and, where it thinks fit, to cause risk assessments of relevant offenders to be conducted; > > > > > > > (b) to facilitate cooperation between, and the co-ordination of, relevant agencies in the preparation of risk assessments of relevant offenders and the management of relevant offenders who are subject to HRO orders; > > > > > > > (c) to facilitate information sharing between relevant agencies in relation to risk assessment of relevant offenders, applications for HRO orders and the management of relevant offenders who are subject to HRO orders; > > > > > > > (d) to advise relevant agencies in relation to – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the management of relevant offenders who are subject to HRO orders; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) other matters relating to the operation of this Part.