Parliament passes Bill to strengthen Parole Board

• Crisafulli Government is delivering on its promise to clean up the Parole Board by giving them the laws they need to protect the community and put victims first.
• Bill ensures all parole suspension decisions are reviewed by a full Board within two days. 
• Bill fixes Labor’s failure to give Board the power it needs to do its job properly and keep Queenslanders safe.  

Today marks a Fresh Start for Queensland, as laws to ensure the Parole Board can make decisions that put community safety and victims first are passed in Parliament.  

The Corrective Services (Parole Board) Amendment Bill 2025 ensures all urgent parole suspension decisions, including decisions to leave a prisoner in the community, are reviewed by a full board within two business days.  

The former Labor government put the rights of offenders before victims, and the Board was not given the power to do its job properly and make decisions that keep our community safe.   

Under Labor, the full board was required to review decisions that returned prisoners to custody, but they could not do the same when a single member made the decision to leave the prisoner in the community.  

This Bill fixes Labor’s failure and safeguards the community.   

The Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services, Laura Gerber said this is another step towards strengthening the Parole Board after years of neglect and mismanagement under Labor.  

“We made a promise to Queenslanders, we would restore stability, integrity and accountability to the Parole Board and this Bill is another step to delivering on that promise,” Minister Gerber said.  

“The former Labor Government put the rights of offenders first and failed to mandate a safeguard for the rights of victims and that’s why we are putting these stronger laws in place.  

“Already we have restored confidence to the Board, with a new leader at the helm, and now we are giving the Board the power to do its job properly and keep Queenslanders safe.” 

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