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senate vote 2023-09-11#2
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Title
Documents — Parole Applications; Order for the Production of Documents- Documents - Parole Applications - Order for the Production of Documents
Description
<p class="speaker">Ross Cadell</p><p>I move:</p>-
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-09-11.113.2) introduced by NSW Senator [Ross Cadell](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/ross_cadell) (Nationals) and amended by Queensland Senator [Anthony Chisholm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/anthony_chisholm) (Labor), which means it was successful.
- ### Amended motion text
- > *That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on 22 September 2023:*
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- > *(a) a breakdown of approved grants of parole since 1 January 2021 with the following information:*
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- >> *(i) the state in which the person was imprisoned,*
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- >> *(ii) any previous grant of parole (if known),*
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- >> *(iii) offence(s) committed,*
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- >> *(iv) date of sentencing,*
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- >> *(v) duration of sentence given including,*
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- >>> *(A) length of any non-parole period, and*
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- >>> *(B) total duration of sentence,*
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- >> *(vi) date parole was granted,*
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- >> *(vii) whether the grant of parole related to sexual assault, child abuse or child pornography offences,*
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- >> *(viii) whether the decision to grant parole was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and*
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- >> *(ix) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the department; and*
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- > *(b) the total number of decisions to deny parole since 1 January 2021.*
<p class="italic">That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on 22 September 2023:</p><p class="italic">(a) a breakdown of approved grants of parole since 1 July 2022 with the following information:</p><p class="italic">(i) the state in which the person was imprisoned,</p><p class="italic">(ii) any previous grant of parole (if known),</p><p class="italic">(iii) offence(s) committed,</p><p class="italic">(iv) date of sentencing,</p><p class="italic">(v) duration of sentence given including,</p><p class="italic">(A) length of any non-parole period, and</p><p class="italic">(B) total duration of sentence,</p><p class="italic">(vi) date parole was granted,</p><p class="italic">(vii) whether the grant of parole related to sexual assault, child abuse or child pornography offences,</p><p class="italic">(viii) whether the decision to grant parole was made by a departmental official or the Attorney-General, and</p><p class="italic">(ix) if the decision was made by the Attorney-General, whether the decision followed the recommendation provided by the department; and</p><p class="italic">(b) the total number of decisions to deny parole since 1 July 2022.</p> <p class="speaker">Anthony Chisholm</p><p>by leave—I move an amendment to the motion as circulated:</p><p class="italic">Omit "1 July 2022" (wherever occurring), substitute "1 January 2021".</p> <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p><p>I put the question: that the amendment moved by the minister be agreed to.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>The question before the Senate is that the motion standing in the name of Senator Cash and moved by Senator Cadell, as amended by the minister, be agreed to.</p><p></p><p></p> -
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