New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 222A

222A Preparation of reports by community corrections officer

(1) A report prepared by a community corrections officer for the purposes of section 135 of the Act (a
"parole report" ) must address the following matters--

(a) whether or not the officer recommends that a parole order be made for the offender,

(b) the risk of the offender re-offending while on release on parole, and the measures to be taken to address that risk,

(c) how the offender would be managed in the community while on release on parole, as set out in a post-release plan prepared by a community corrections officer in relation to the offender,

(d) the offender's attitude to the offence to which his or her sentence relates, including, where relevant, the offender's attitude to any victim of the offence to which his or her sentence relates, or to the family of any such victim,

(e) the offender's willingness to participate, and participation, in rehabilitation, work, education or other programs in custody and the availability of those programs,

(f) the offender's behaviour in custody, including any correctional centre offences or other offences committed by the offender while in custody,

(g) the offender's response to any previous period of supervision in the community (if applicable) and the willingness of the offender to comply with any conditions to which his or her parole may be made subject.

(2) A parole report for an offender is not required to include a matter under subclause (1)(b)-(g) if a previous parole report has been prepared for the offender and the community corrections officer is of the opinion that the particulars of that matter have not changed since the previous report was prepared.

(3) Despite subclause (2), the Parole Authority may require a parole report for an offender to include any or all of the matters referred to in subclause (1)(b)-(g).