Voois will not be relocated to Mackay

Corrective Services Minister Judy Spence said that DPSOA offender Jeffery Voois is not being relocated to the Mackay area.

Ms Spence said: “The offender will be remaining at the Wacol precinct.

“He is under a 15 year DPSOA supervision order with 30 conditions including electronic monitoring and curfew, drug and alcohol testing and is also subject to regular surveillance and must submit schedules of his planned and proposed activities on a weekly basis to his Probation and Parole officer.

“The Government argued strongly against his release but the Supreme Court decided otherwise.

“Queensland Corrective Services will continue to closely monitor Voois and manage him under a strict supervision and surveillance regime

“It is always the government’s preference to keep these types of offenders behind bars, but when the courts release them, they are scrutinised at every turn.

“Corrective Services and the Police have a range of supervision tools at their disposal to ensure that these offenders are complying with their supervision orders

“Recent amendments to the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 meant if Voois breaches his order he can be arrested immediately and brought back before the courts.

“We have the toughest system in the country for monitoring these types of offenders,” Ms Spence said.

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