The Tasmanian Liberal Government is committed to keeping communities safe and I am pleased that another Bill I have introduced into Parliament today will help to do just that.
The Bill will amend the Corrections Act 1997 to provide express powers for the Parole Board to impose electronic monitoring conditions on a parole order, enabling Community Corrections to more effectively monitor offenders to ensure that they are complying with the conditions of their parole.
Parole continues to be a necessary and effective option to reduce the number of offenders in prison and promote rehabilitation and reintegration, while still ensuring the protection of the community.
Our Government has already completed a number of reforms with the safety and wellbeing of victims and survivors front and centre, including legislation introduced into Parliament earlier this week to establish a new Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act.
We are delivering on our election commitment to keep dangerous criminals off the streets and we will continue to work hard to ensure the safety of all Tasmanians.