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Community Corrections

- About Community Corrections
- About us
  Information about Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Community Partnerships
  Community Corrections works with a wide range of community-based organisations to support offenders in the community.
- Contact us
  How to contact Community Corrections Tasmania and the location of its offices.
- Careers
- Working at Community Corrections
  Career and work opportunities at Community Corrections.
- Working as a Probation Officer
  Working as a Probation Officer with Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Applying for work
  How to apply for work with Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Orders
- Community Correction Orders
  A Community Correction Order allows an individual to remain in the community while serving their sentence.
- Home Detention
  Home Detention Orders require an offender to be at a specified premise, during specified times and to comply with strict conditions, including electronic monitoring.
- Community Service
  Community service involves unpaid work under the direction of a Probation Officer or a Community Service Supervisor. Community service may be required in sentencing or for unpaid infringment fines.
- Court Mandated Diversion and Drug Treatment Orders
  A Court Mandated Diversion is a sentencing option that diverts eligible offenders into treatment for their drug use.
- Parole Orders
  A Parole Order allows a prisoner to serve part of their sentence in the community under strict conditions monitored by their Probation Officer.
- Programs
- EQUIPS Programs
  The Explore, Question, Understand, Investigate, Practice, Succeed (EQUIPS) programs help medium to high risk offenders with a history of addiction, aggression, and domestic abuse.
- Family Violence Offender Intervention
  The Family Violence Offender Intervention Program (FVOIP) is for people with a history of family violence offences.
- Sober Driver Program
  The Sober Driver Program is designed for repeat drink driving offenders.

About Home Detention Orders

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A Home Detention Order is a sentence where an offender is required to be at a specified premise, during specified times and to comply with strict conditions, including electronic monitoring.

Home Detention is made for a specific period of time, not exceeding 18-months.

Order Conditions

Offenders under Home Detention Orders are required to:

live at the address approved by the Court and remain there at all times except when they have permission to leave
wear an electronic monitoring device (fitted to their ankle) subject to 24/7 monitoring
not commit another offence
allow a Police Officer or Probation Officer to enter their home at any time
allow a Police Officer to search their person or home at any time, and take a sample of anything they find
follow all reasonable directions from their Probation Officer
take tests to see if they have been using alcohol or drugs if directed to do so by a Probation Officer or Police Office

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Last updated: 8 August 2022

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