inefficient. Recent modelling found that the
institutional costs of a female Aboriginal
offender in NSW with a history of homelessness,
drug and alcohol misuse, family violence
and mental illness to be over $1.1 million per
offender.
Responsibilities Act 2006
section 4 of the Charter. These organisations and their
staff have obligations under section 38 of the Charter
to act compatibly with human rights, and to consider
human rights when developing policies, making laws,
delivering services and making decisions.
· Victoria Police, including Protective Service Officers
· Magistrates' Courts and the Supreme Court
· Victoria Legal Aid
· Corrections Victoria
· G4S (who deliver prisoner transport and run
State of Victoria)
during and after a Koori woman is in prison.
For example when listing matters. The Courts also
have obligations under s 6(2)(b) of the Charter to
the extent that they have functions under Part 2 and
Division 3 of Part 3 of the Act. For example, this means
that the Charter recognises the role of the courts in
guaranteeing the fair trial right.
makes provision for a police sergeant or the officer
in charge of a police station to grant bail in some
circumstances. When Bail Justices and police
are making bail decisions, these decisions are
administrative in nature and so must be consistent with
the Charter.
(Vic) s 4(1)(c).
Charter rights. Not only should these organisations
and individuals observe these minimum rights, they
must also take rights into account in all aspects of
service delivery.
of the person, rights in the criminal justice system,
and protections to ensure the dignity of the person
when in custody.
whenever a Koori woman is incarcerated, and
throughout the criminal justice system.
engaged whenever a child is separated from their
mother entering prison.
(Vic) ss 21, 22, 25. These rights are also protected by
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
opened for signature 19 December 1966, 999 UNTS
171 (entered into force on 23 March 1976).
(Vic) ss 8, 19. These rights are also protected by the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
(Vic) s 17.