In the matter of the Corrections Act 1997
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In the matter of an application for parole by JA Moore
13 May 2003
CHAIRMAN: Mr Moore the Board’s considered your application for parole and the matters that you put before the Board. The decision of the Board is to grant you parole. You’ll be released on parole on the 27th May 2003. That’s two weeks from today and you’ll remain on parole until your latest release date which is the 1st May 2004.
I’m obliged to give you reasons why the Board has granted you parole. The Board considers that your rehabilitation is better served outside this prison rather than continuing to remain inside the prison. Your behaviour in prison has been good.
You are showing more signs of maturity which I must say you haven’t shown before in relation to your offending and in particular can I point to two things. One, one is your comment that you consider that you’ve learnt your ways, you’re older now and that you want to change. That on it’s own, I must say, probably wouldn’t have convinced the Board, but there’s some independent evidence of that fact which is the period of time which you’ve not used cannabis, either outside of the prison or inside the prison. Unfortunately as I add that comment one would assume that there wasn’t any cannabis available in this prison but everyone knows that there is, which gives a lot of credence to your comment that you do want to change your ways.
Having given you those reasons can I indicate that you, that there’ll be conditions on your parole. You’ll be given a written copy of those conditions. I’ll just go through some of them now. I won’t go through all of them.
The first is that immediately, upon your release from prison, you must report to the Manager at Community Corrections in Hobart. You must report to your Probation Officer in a manner and at the times directed by that Probation Officer and make yourself available for interview by the Probation Officer when directed to do so. It’s not appropriate for you to say it’s not convenient for you to attend at a particular time. If your Probation Officer says you must attend, you must attend. You must comply with all of the reasonable directions given by your Probation Officer. If you fail to comply with those directions or if you fail to comply with these conditions of parole, you will be called back before a Board and you will be required to explain your conduct which of course could lead to a revocation of your parole. You must refrain from the consumption of intoxicating liquor during the period of your parole. In other words you can’t have a drink at all and you can’t consume any foods or beverages that contain alcohol. You must not enter upon or remain upon any licensed premises during your period of parole. You must remember that for example, sporting clubs and restaurants are often licensed premises so you must not enter those either. The Board directs that it be provided with a report as to how your parole is going three months after your release so we get some sort of indications as just to how you are feeling.
I think it’s sensible for you to be going to your sister’s house at Dunnalley just to get your thoughts together once you are released on parole. The Board notes your desire to move to Launceston to undertake an upholstery course. Just be warned, however, that the pressures upon you to re-offend are likely to be greater in Launceston where you have spent a considerable period of time than there would be in the South of the State. So, but you’re going to have to make the call about that, it’s going to be your judgment. But just bear that in mind.
It just remains for me to, on behalf of the Board, to wish you well on your parole. These conditions of parole, again which you’ll be given a copy of when you are released, are there to assist you, as is your Parole Officer. So, if you get into any difficulty, into any situation where you’re not sure how you should deal with it, contact your Parole Officer because he or she is there to assist you, OK. Thank you for attending.
