Standing Committee on Law and Justice

The Hon. Christine Robertson, as chair, tabled report 28, entitled "Back-end Home Detention", dated June 2005, together with submissions, tabled documents and correspondence.

Ordered to be printed.

The Hon. CHRISTINE ROBERTSON [1.03 p.m.], by leave: In tabling the report entitled "Back-end Home Detention" I advise the House that in conducting inquiries into back-end home detention and community-based sentencing options concurrently, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice found that the core principles in relation to both terms of reference were inextricably linked. The committee believes that the back-end home detention inquiry terms of reference cover issues of great importance. However, the committee considers that it will be most effective if it reports on this inquiry by providing its evidence to the House and informing it of its progress and direction in relation to its broader inquiry into community-based sentencing options.

It is the committee's intention that the broader policy review being undertaken through its inquiry into community-based sentencing options will contain specific recommendations and conclusions on back-end home detention in its report to the House. The committee thanks all those who participated in the back-end home detention inquiry by providing submissions and giving evidence at its public hearings. The information they provided was most valuable for both inquiries and will help inform the committee in its community-based sentencing inquiry. Participants will be informed of the outcomes of the inquiry into community-based sentencing options.

[The President left the chair at 1.0 4 p.m. The House resumed at 2.30 p.m.]