conditions of those orders. Such a mechanism may be considered particularly important in Victoria where orders can be made by both the County Court and Supreme Court as decisions of the County Court are not published. In jurisdictions where applications can only be made for orders to the Supreme Court, the judgments are more easily accessible. It is suggested that the HRO Panel would be required to produce annual reports in relation to the number of offenders managed under the scheme. Like the NSW Serious Offenders Review Committee, the Panel might also be given the power to report to the Minister for Corrections in relation to any issues that may arise in the execution of its functions that may affect the management of offenders, such as resource issues. Victims of Crime and Continuing Detention The Victorian extended supervision scheme allows a person included on the victims register to make a submission to the Adult Parole Board for the Board to consider in deciding which instructions or directions the offender should be made subject to while on extended supervision. Before giving an offender any instruction or direction, the Adult Parole Board must consider any victim submission in relation to the matter; and may give that submission the weight that it sees in deciding whether to give an offender an instruction or direction. A question arises as to whether victims should also have a role in applications or review hearings under a continuing detention scheme or in relation to the existing extended supervision order scheme. Arguments for allowing victims to have some sort of role in the hearing of an application for continuing detention include: it will reduce the perception that victims have no role in the criminal justice process; it provides a therapeutic to victims by being able to tell their story in their own words; and it may aid in rehabilitation if offenders are confronted with the harm caused as a result of their offending.
conditions of those orders. Such a mechanism may be considered particularly important in Victoria where orders can be made by both the County Court and Supreme Court as decisions of the County Court are not published. In jurisdictions where applications can only be made for orders to the Supreme Court, the judgments are more easily accessible. It is suggested that the HRO Panel would be required to produce annual reports in relation to the number of offenders managed under the scheme. Like the NSW Serious Offenders Review Committee, the Panel might also be given the power to report to the Minister for Corrections in relation to any issues that may arise in the execution of its functions that may affect the management of offenders, such as resource issues. Victims of Crime and Continuing Detention The Victorian extended supervision scheme allows a person included on the victims register to make a submission to the Adult Parole Board for the Board to consider in deciding which instructions or directions the offender should be made subject to while on extended supervision. Before giving an offender any instruction or direction, the Adult Parole Board must consider any victim submission in relation to the matter; and may give that submission the weight that it sees in deciding whether to give an offender an instruction or direction. A question arises as to whether victims should also have a role in applications or review hearings under a continuing detention scheme or in relation to the existing extended supervision order scheme. Arguments for allowing victims to have some sort of role in the hearing of an application for continuing detention include: it will reduce the perception that victims have no role in the criminal justice process; it provides a therapeutic to victims by being able to tell their story in their own words; and it may aid in rehabilitation if offenders are confronted with the harm caused as a result of their offending.