Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Bills

Corrections Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Introduction and first reading

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Community Safety, Minister for Victims, Minister for Racing) (12:05): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Serious Offenders Act 2018, the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 and the Corrections Act 1986 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (12:05): I would ask the minister to provide a brief explanation of the bill.

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Community Safety, Minister for Victims, Minister for Racing) (12:05): I thank the honourable member for Malvern. The Corrections Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 will address several priority issues in the corrections portfolio. The bill will amend the Corrections Act 1986 to provide for tougher sentences for people in prison who injure prison officers, deliver the government’s commitment to implement recommendations from the review of the Serious Offenders Act 2018 and improve the management of serious offenders after they leave prison, strengthen community safety by increasing the period some serious sex offenders must report to police under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 if they are also subject to a post-sentence order and make other miscellaneous amendments to ensure corrections legislation operates as intended.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.