604Youth Parole Board annual reports

604 Youth Parole Board annual reports

(1) The Youth Parole Board must annually and within the prescribed period give to the Minister a report on—

(a) the number of children and young persons released on parole by the Board during the period to which the report relates; and

(b) the number of children and young persons returned during that period to youth justice custodial centres on cancellation of parole; and

(c) the operation and activities of the Board and of youth justice community workers generally during that period.

(2) The report must include—

(a) a statement of the purpose of youth parole; and

(b) the factors that the Youth Parole Board takes into account when making determinations relating to youth parole; and

(c) the types of special parole conditions which the Youth Parole Board has imposed on youth parole orders during the period to which the report relates; and

(d) the factors that the Youth Parole Board takes into account when determining whether to impose, amend, vary or revoke a special parole condition; and

(e) the general reasons for cancellation of parole by the Youth Parole Board; and

(f) data relating to the gender, age and ethnicity of children and young persons granted parole during the period to which the report relates and the regions responsible for supervising parole during the period to which the report relates.

(3) The Minister must cause each report received under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Parliament before the end of the 14th sitting day of that House after the receipt of the report by the Minister.