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Call for Submissions

Submissions are now closed.  Published submissions can be viewed under the "View Submissions" tab.

Committee Report

The Committee's report on the Bill was tabled on 24 July 2017.  A copy of the Report can be viewed here - Report No. 58, 55^th Parliament, Corrective Services (No Body, No Parole) Amendment Bill 2017.

The second reading debate on the Bill is available here (pages 2095–2112) and (2137-2142).

Inquiry Timeline

Submissions closed            Friday, 9 June 2017

Public Briefing                     Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Public Hearing                     Monday, 19 June 2017

Report to Parliament           Monday, 24 July 2017

Public Briefing

The Department of Justice and Attorney-General briefed the committee on the Bill on Wednesday, 14 June 2017.  The broadcast of the public briefing can be viewed here, and runs from the start to 31.15 minutes.

Public Hearing

A public hearing was held on Monday, 19 June 2017.  The public hearing broadcast can be viewed here.

Referral

On 23 May 2017 the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, introduced the Corrective Services (No Body, No Parole) Amendment Bill 2017.

In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration. The committee is required to report by Monday, 24 July 2017.

The Bill

The objective of the Bill is to amend the Corrective Services Act 2006 to introduce the policy that is colloquially referred to as, ‘No Body, No Parole’, in Queensland. The policy is predicated on the notion that by making parole release for particular prisoners contingent on them satisfactorily cooperating in the investigation of an offence to identify a victim’s location, it will encourage and provide incentive for these prisoners to assist in finding and recovering the body or remains of a victim.