South Australian Consolidated Acts

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT 1982 - SECT 77

77—Proceedings before the Board

        (1)         The Board must, on receiving an application under this Part, notify the following persons of the receipt of the application and the day and time fixed for the hearing of the application:

            (a)         the prisoner to whom the application relates;

            (b)         the Chief Executive Officer;

            (c)         the Commissioner for Police;

            (d)         if, in relation to an offence for which the prisoner was imprisoned, there is a registered victim—the registered victim.

        (1a)         However, the Board is not required to notify the registered victim if the victim has indicated to the Board that he or she does not wish to be so notified.

        (2)         For the purposes of any proceedings under this Part—

            (a)         the Chief Executive Officer, or any employee of the Department authorised by the Chief Executive Officer for the purpose, may make such submissions to the Board in writing as he or she thinks fit; and

            (b)         the Commissioner of Police, or any member of the police force authorised by the Commissioner for the purpose, may make such submissions to the Board in writing as he or she thinks fit; and

            (ba)         the registered victim may make such submissions to the Board as he or she thinks fit in writing or, by prior arrangement with the Board, in person; and

            (c)         the person to whom the proceedings relate may make such submissions to the Board in writing as he or she thinks fit.

        (3)         The person to whom any proceedings before the Board relate is entitled to be represented in those proceedings by a legal practitioner.

        (4)         The Board may, on written request, give details of the orders made by the Board in any proceedings relating to a prisoner or parolee to—

            (a)         a person who made submissions to the Board in the proceedings; or

            (b)         a member of the prisoner's or parolee's family or a close associate of the prisoner or parolee; or

            (c)         a legal practitioner who represents the prisoner or parolee; or

            (d)         any other person who the Board thinks has a proper interest in the release of such information.

        (5)         The Board's decision to release or not to release information under subsection (4) is final and is not reviewable by a court.