Provisions of the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) should be amended to allow the purpose of the Act to be fulfilled
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Article Title | Provisions of the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) should be amended to allow the purpose of the Act to be fulfilled |
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ERA Journal ID | 36803 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Wood, Glenn |
Journal Title | Queensland Lawyer |
Journal Citation | 35, pp. 150-169 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISSN | 0312-1658 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/the-queensland-lawyer-parts/productdetail/19424 |
Abstract | The purpose of this article is to identify some of the practical problems associated with the implementation of the dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) (DPSOA). One of the major areas of concern is that the time the released prisoner spends in custody, following a breach of a supervision order, is not added onto the prisoner's period of supervision. In that regards, the prisoner is effectively missing out on valuable rehabilitation. The Act was designed to protect the community form dangerous sexual offenders and to offer those offenders a system of rehabilitation, following their release from prison. Although the High Court has held that DPSOA is constitutionally valid, the author believes that the legislation is difficult to implement in its current form, and redrafting specific sections will make the legislation work more effectively. |
Keywords | Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Law and Justice |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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