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Title

  • Documents Parole Applications; Order for the Production of Documents
  • Documents - Parole Applications - Order for the Production of Documents

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Ross Cadell</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-09-11.113.2) introduced by NSW Senator [Ross Cadell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/ross_cadell) (Nationals) and amended by Queensland Senator [Anthony Chisholm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/anthony_chisholm) (Labor), which means it was successful.
  • ### Amended motion text
  • > *That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on 22 September 2023:*
  • >
  • > *(a) a breakdown of approved grants of parole since 1 January 2021 with the following information:*
  • >
  • >> *(i) the state in which the person was imprisoned,*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii) any previous grant of parole (if known),*
  • >>
  • >> *(iii) offence(s) committed,*
  • >>
  • >> *(iv) date of sentencing,*
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  • >> *(v) duration of sentence given including,*
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  • >>> *(A) length of any non-parole period, and*
  • >>>
  • >>> *(B) total duration of sentence,*
  • >>
  • >> *(vi) date parole was granted,*
  • >>
  • >> *(vii) whether the grant of parole related to sexual assault, child abuse or child pornography offences,*
  • >>
  • >> *(viii) whether the decision to grant parole was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and*
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  • >> *(ix) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the department; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) the total number of decisions to deny parole since 1 January 2021.*
  • <p class="italic">That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on 22 September 2023:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) a breakdown of approved grants of parole since 1 July 2022 with the following information:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) the state in which the person was imprisoned,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) any previous grant of parole (if known),</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) offence(s) committed,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iv) date of sentencing,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(v) duration of sentence given including,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(A) length of any non-parole period, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(B) total duration of sentence,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(vi) date parole was granted,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(vii) whether the grant of parole related to sexual assault, child abuse or child pornography offences,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(viii) whether the decision to grant parole was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ix) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the department; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) the total number of decisions to deny parole since 1 July 2022.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anthony Chisholm</p>
  • <p>by leave&#8212;I move an amendment to the motion as circulated:</p>
  • <p class="italic">Omit "1 July 2022" (wherever occurring), substitute "1 January 2021".</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>I put the question: that the amendment moved by the minister be agreed to.</p>
  • <p>Question agreed to.</p>
  • <p>The question before the Senate is that the motion standing in the name of Senator Cash and moved by Senator Cadell, as amended by the minister, be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>