Legal Q&A – Is It Mandatory to Do Courses at Minimum Level Security to Get Parole?
Ethan Cassidy
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To About Time,
Is it mandatory to be at minimum security to get parole? A lot of courses are only offered when at minimum and then courses can take six months to complete. I am currently appealing my sentence, but that means I cannot move to a lower security rating. Would I be forced to drop my appeal just to get to minimum security? Is this fair? My parole is due November 12 but I can’t see how I can get it.
To About Time,
Is it mandatory to be at minimum security to get parole? A lot of courses are only offered when at minimum and then courses can take six months to complete. I am currently appealing my sentence, but that means I cannot move to a lower security rating. Would I be forced to drop my appeal just to get to minimum security? Is this fair? My parole is due November 12 but I can’t see how I can get it.
Understanding Australia’s Legal System: How Legislation and Common Law Work Together
Understanding Australia’s Legal System: How Legislation and Common Law Work Together
Understanding Australia’s Legal System: How Legislation and Common Law Work Together
By Daniel Vansetten
By Daniel Vansetten
Australia has two sources of law: legislation and common law. Legislation is made by parliaments and is available in documents called acts. Common law is made by judges in court decisions and covers areas that have not been legislated.
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ISSUE NO. 11
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Legal Q&A – Varying Intervention Orders
Legal Q&A – Varying Intervention Orders
Legal Q&A – Varying Intervention Orders
Question from Dylan, Port Phillip Prison
Question from Dylan, Port Phillip Prison
I was reading a section of ‘Australia’s National Prison Newspaper’ where it gave some information about bail but I couldn’t find any information about people trying to vary intervention orders (I.V.O).
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ISSUE NO. 10
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Parole Conditions in Queensland
Parole Conditions in Queensland
Parole Conditions in Queensland
By Prisoners' Legal Service
By Prisoners' Legal Service
All parole orders must have conditions setting out what you are required to do and what you must not do while on parole.
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ISSUE NO. 10
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Around the Country: Parole
Around the Country: Parole
Around the Country: Parole
By Fitzroy Legal Service, Prisoners Legal Service (NSW Legal Aid), Prisoners Legal Service (QLD) and About Time
By Fitzroy Legal Service, Prisoners Legal Service (NSW Legal Aid), Prisoners Legal Service (QLD) and About Time
Parole is a process that gives some people the ability to get out of prison and serve the last part of their sentence in the community, under the supervision of Community Corrections (which used to be known as Probation and Parole).
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ISSUE NO. 6
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What Happens to Your Debts While You’re Inside?
By Prisoner Legal Service Queensland
Generally, debts can be put into two categories. First, there are private debts (e.g. from a bank, a landlord, a car dealer, or ‘Afterpay’). Second, there are debts owed to the State (e.g. unpaid fines).
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ISSUE NO. 20
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Confusing Decision Made About You? Maybe FOI Can Help
By Dan Vansetten
The concern for those who are subjected to government decisions is that they often do not get to see the integrity of the information which was considered by the decision-maker and don’t get to check if it’s correct.
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ISSUE NO. 20
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Practical Self-Advocacy Tips: Part 1 – Using Prison Policies
By Daniel Vansetten
One of the most important aspects of self-advocacy in prison is to understand the rights of prisoners and the limitations of power of prison authorities.
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ISSUE NO. 19
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Be Prepared: New Restrictions on Mobile Phones in Immigration Detention
By Josephine Langbien
New laws mean that immigration detention officers can now confiscate things like mobile phones, iPads and laptops, which were previously allowed in detention centres. If you’re facing time in immigration detention at the end of your sentence, this article gives some practical tips to prepare for the new rules before you go.
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