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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Procedural, administrative, and miscellaneous matters - Procedural matters - Matters governing reviews by review panel

113: Interview of person

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"Talking to a review panel about your case, if you want to"

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When you are subject to a public protection order or prison detention order, a review panel will look at your case. The review panel must talk to you about your case, but only if you want to talk to them. If you do not want to be interviewed, you can tell the review panel and they will not make you talk to them, as part of a review under section 15 or 87.

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Procedural matters: Matters governing reviews by review panel

113Interview of person

  1. For the purposes of any review under section 15 or 87, the review panel must interview the person who is subject to a public protection order or prison detention order, unless the person indicates to the review panel that he or she does not wish to be interviewed.