21Dispute about accuracy of information

21 Dispute about accuracy of information

(1)  This subsection applies if –

(a) a community-based sentence that was in force in this State is registered in another State or a Territory; and

(b) the Minister receives from the corresponding authority of the State or the Territory notice of a relevant claim made by the offender.

(2)  A relevant claim made by an offender is a claim, made by the offender in writing to the corresponding authority of the other State or the Territory, that specifies –

(a) that information recorded about the offender, or a community-based sentence in relation to the offender, in a register kept under a corresponding law in that State or Territory is not accurate or is no longer accurate; and

(b) how the information is inaccurate.

(3)  If subsection (1) applies, the Minister must check whether the information to which the offender's claim relates is accurate or not.

(4)  If the Minister is satisfied that the information in the register to which the offender's claim relates is accurate, the Minister must, in writing, inform the corresponding authority and the offender accordingly.

(5)  If the Minister is satisfied that the information in the register to which the offender's claim relates is not accurate or is no longer accurate, the Minister must, in writing –

(a) inform the corresponding authority and provide to the authority the accurate information; and

(b) inform the offender about the information that the Minister has provided to the corresponding authority under paragraph (a) .