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In the matter of an application for parole by Tracey Jane Jarvis
3 December 2002
CHAIRMAN: Ms Jarvis, the Board’s determination is that you will paroled. We are going to parole you with effect from next Tuesday, 10th of December, 2002. We are extending the duration of your parole past your latest release date to the 30th June, 2003 just so that you can get some support and some help from your parole officer for a longer period of time to help you in your stated aim of going straight.
Now I have to give you some reasons as to why we have the view that we have, you don’t have to say anything it’s just for the record, alright?
You’re serving a sentence of 11 months and 10 days in total; which is in part a breach of a suspended sentence and in part sentences in relation to various offences of dishonesty. Those sentences were imposed on the 17th of July 2002, in the Launceston Court of Petty Sessions. You were eligible by virtue of those sentences to be considered for parole on the 15th of November, 2002. You were seen on the 5th of November, at which time various reports were ordered by the Board and you’re being seen today.
The Board has had regard to a number of things in your case, namely the matters that we have to take into account under the Corrections Act. We’ve reached the view that paroling you is in your interests and in the interests of the community at large. We take the view that, with your stated intention of doing the right thing and the assistance that a parole officer can provide to you, as well as the structure that the parole order will give to your life, there is a limited likelihood that you will re-offend, that the public will be properly protected and that your rehabilitation – which you’ve already demonstrated to an extent – will be further assisted.
We take into account that you offended in circumstances where you were in a poor relationship and we understand that that relationship is now at an end.
There’s a high likelihood, in our assessment that you will comply with the conditions.
We take into account that your behaviour whilst in prison has been good. You’ve not been the subject of parole or even supervised probation, on our information, at any time in the past and we consider that you will benefit from it greatly. We note your circumstances on release being that you will be residing with your mother, we’ve had regard to the reports that we’ve been provided – namely a report from the Department of Health and Human Services about psychological issues as well as a pre-parole report, which included with it details in relation to your history.
Taking all those matters into account, as I said earlier, we consider that it’s appropriate to release you on parole and that’s the order of the Board.
