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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 Parole Orders

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A prisoner may serve part of their sentence of imprisonment in the community under a Parole Order made by the Parole Board of Tasmania. Prisoners granted parole are subject to strict conditions, which their Probation Officer monitors.

One aim of parole is to allow Probation Officers to support and assist prisoners in making the transition from prison to the community.

Parole in Tasmania is not an automatic right. The Parole Board must meet the requirements of legislation when deciding whether to grant parole or not. The Parole Board takes into consideration the Guiding Principles of the Corrections Act 1997:

the community is entitled to an appropriate level of protection from illegal behaviour
prisoners keep their normal rights and responsibilities as citizens, except those limited under law
individuals are capable of change
prisoners continue to be community members and should be assisted to become socially responsible. While their liberty is restricted to various degrees, demonstrated social responsibility should lead to less intrusive intervention

For more information about parole and the Parole Board of Tasmania, visit the Parole Board of Tasmania website.

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Last updated: 8 August 2022

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