Omnibus Bill: Prisoners Have Fewer Rights, Parole Is Harder to Get, and Victims Must Keep Secrets
Protecting Queenslanders from Dangerous Prisoners and Strengthening Victims' Rights Amendment Bill 2026
Private Member's BillAssembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The chief executive and corrective services officers are no longer bound by certain human rights rules when managing prisoners or supervised dangerous sexual offenders.
Corrective services officers can use electronic scanners to search a prisoner's privileged mail to find banned items.
The president of the parole board can sign a declaration that stops a life-sentence prisoner from applying for parole for a set time.
The parole board must refuse parole for 'no body-no parole' prisoners if a 'no cooperation' declaration is in place.
If a restricted prisoner declaration is made, any existing parole application for that prisoner is automatically refused.
Registered victims can only receive certain notices or information if they sign a declaration promising not to share that information publicly.
The parole board cannot share personal or sensitive information provided by the chief executive unless a court orders it or the chief executive allows it.