The monitoring of serious sex offenders

Michelle has had a varied career, working in commercial litigation, criminal law, family law and estate planning. Michelle joined Go To Court Lawyers in She now supervises a team of over 80 solicitors across Australia. The amending Act arose largely as a result of the actions of serial offender, Sean Christian Price, in Melbourne in March Price had an extensive criminal history which included assaults against 7 women, the rape of a 13 year old girl, and the rape of another woman while she was at home with her two children. On 2 October , he was released on bail under a serious sex offender supervision order which was to remain in place for a period of 10 years.

We are responsible for independent, rigorous monitoring of serious offenders on post sentence orders. The Post Sentence Authority independently monitors services provided to offenders by government agencies, and reports on the performance of the post sentence scheme. Serious offenders on supervision orders are supervised in the community after they are released from prison, and have conditions they must follow. Detention orders can be used when a supervision order would not be enough to protect the community. Our board includes retired judicial officers, legal practitioners and community representatives. Post sentence scheme Supervision orders Supervision orders Serious offenders on supervision orders are supervised in the community after they are released from prison, and have conditions they must follow Detention orders Detention orders Detention orders can be used when a supervision order would not be enough to protect the community.

It also makes a number of other amendments to the overarching supervision and detention scheme, including introduction of a new emergency detention power, a new intensive treatment and supervision condition, and new conditions relating to the use of firearms by offenders under an order. The provisions contained in the Bill are largely a product of recommendations made by the Harper Review, which is discussed in more detail later in this Brief. The Victorian Government has introduced and passed two pieces of legislation implementing a number of these recommendations.

The majority of offenders are required to undertake unpaid community work as a condition of their order. Alleged offenders on remand are held in custody before and during their trial on criminal charges by order of a court. All prisoners undergo reception and assessment before being placed in a prison unit appropriate to the prison and the prisoner's needs. How to arrange contact or visits with prisoners in the Victorian prison system. The quality and standard of health care provided to prisoners is the same as that provided in the community through the public health system.