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TASMANIA
CORRECTIONS (VICTIMS OF CRIME) AMENDMENT BILL 2008
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Amendment of Principal Act Interpretation
5. Amendment of Principal Act Establishment of Parole Board
6. Amendment of Principal Act Schedule 2
CORRECTIONS (VICTIMS OF CRIME) AMENDMENT BILL 2008
(Brought in by the Honourable William Michael Hodgman)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Corrections Act 1997 to provide for the Parole Board to include a
person representing victims of crime and for related purposes
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as
follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Corrections (Victims of Crime)
Amendment Act 2008.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Corrections Act 1997* is referred to as the Principal
Act.
4. Amendment of Principal Act Interpretation
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following
definition after the definition of "sentence"
"serious offence" has the same meaning as in the Crime
(Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993.
Act No. 51 of 1997
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5. Amendment of Principal Act Establishment of Parole Board
Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended as follows
(1) In subsection (2) omit "3" and substitute "4".
(2) Insert after subsection (2)(c)
(c) 1 is to be a person whom the Governor is satisfied has
knowledge and understanding of the impact of serious
offences on victims.
6. Amendment of Principal Act Schedule 2
Schedule 2 of the Principal Act is amended as follows
(1) 11. Procedure at meetings
Item 1 Omit "three" and substitute "four".
(2) The following new Item 13A is inserted
13A. Conflict of interest
(1) A member is to disclose at a meeting of the Board any
conflict of interest in relation to any matter.
(2) At any meeting of the Board, a member must not participate
in any discussion, or vote on any matter, in respect of which
the member
(a) has an interest; or
(b) is aware or ought to be aware that a close associate has
an interest.
(3) A member must declare any interest in a matter before any
discussion on that matter commences.
(4) On declaring an interest, the member is to leave the room in
which the meeting is being held.
(5) The chairperson is to ensure that the declaration of interest
is recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the
declaration is made.
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(6) An act or proceeding of the Board is not invalid by reason
only that at the time when the act or proceeding was done,
taken or commenced, a member was absent from the
meeting because the member had declared a conflict of
interest.
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