Notification obligations of program facilitator
16 Notification obligations of program facilitator
A program facilitator for a rehabilitation program in relation to domestic and family violence must notify both the police and a probation and parole officer if the facilitator:
becomes aware of an offender committing domestic violence while the offender is subject to an order; or
becomes aware of an offender engaging in conduct that contravenes a DVO while the offender is subject to an order; or
believes on reasonable grounds that an offender may present an unacceptable risk to the safety or welfare of a protected person or any other person.
The notice must be in writing and include the particulars of the offender's conduct of which the program facilitator is aware.
A program facilitator for a rehabilitation program in relation to domestic and family violence must provide the following to a probation and parole officer:
if an offender satisfactorily completes the requirements of the program – a completion notice;
if an offender fails to comply with a requirement of the program
– a non-compliance notice.
Note for subregulation (3)(b)
A failure to comply with a requirement of the program may constitute a breach of the order –
see sections 39A and 39B or sections 48F and 48G of the Act for the consequences of breaching an order.
If requested by a court, a program facilitator for a rehabilitation program in relation to domestic and family violence must provide a participation notice to the court summarising an offender's participation in the program.
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