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Correctional Services Victim Register

The Victim Services Unit in the Department for Correctional Services maintains a Victim Register.

Who can register as a victim?

To register as a victim, you must show that you are the victim of a criminal offence and the offender against whom you wish to register is either under the supervision of the Department for Correctional Services (on a community service order or bond) or in custody.

If you are unsure whether you can register, speak to someone at the Victim Service Unit (telephone 8226 9067or 8226 9704).

What information could I access?

Once registered, you will be entitled to information about the offender, inlucing:

  • details of the sentence/s of imprisonment
  • security classifications
  • the name and address of the prison where the prisoner is held
  • details of any transfer of the prisoner from one prison to another
  • date and circumstances in which offender will, or is likely to be released (e.g. on bail, home detention or parole)
  • details of any escape from custody by the prisoner

See Correctional Services Act 1982 (SA) s 85D(1).

How do I register?

If the offender is in custody, you should fill out a Victims' Register Registration Form (opens new window).

A decision by the Chief Executive of the Department for Correctional Services as to whether you can register and receive information is final and cannot be reviewed by a court [see Correctional Services Act 1982 (SA) s 85D(5)].

Can I have a say?

As a registered victim, you will be invited to make submissions to the Parole Board when the prisoner:

  • is nearing release onto automatic parole (which usually applies when the prisoner is serving a term of imprisonment of less than five years and an exception does not apply) [see Correctional Services Act 1982 (SA) s 66];
  • makes an application for parole (which is required when the prisoner is either serving a term of imprisonment of five years or more and in some other circumstances)[see Correctional Services Act 1982 (SA) s 67].

The Parole Board must take into account the impact the release of the prisoner may have on any registered victims (including in the case of a prisoner serving a life sentence- a victim other than a registered victim, and the victim’s family) [see Correctional Services Act 1987 (SA) s 67(4)(ca); 67(4)(cb) and 68(2)(ca)].

Information as to the impact may be provided to the Board by the registered victim, other victim or family member (as the case requires) or on their behalf by the Commissioner for Victim’s Rights.

Correctional Services Victim Register  :  Last Revised: Mon Dec 6th 2021
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