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Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Regulations, 2007
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Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Regulations, 2007

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1These Regulations may be cited as the Offenders [Probation and Community
2The duties of the Chief Probation Officer are as follows-
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4The probation committee shall appoint one of its members to act as chairman. Absence of chairman.
5If the chairman is absent from any meeting of the probation committee, the members present shall elect from amongst themselves a person to...
6The Chief Probation Officer shall be the secretary to the probation committee. Meetings of probation committee.
7Subject to these Regulations, the probation committee shall meet at such times and places and shall make such arrangements as to the transa...
8No business shall be transacted at any such meeting unless 6 or more members of the probation committee are present. 366 Voting.
9Every question at a meeting of the probation committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting. Ch...
10In the event of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a casting vote. Saving.
11The proceedings of the probation committee shall not be invalidated by reason of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the mode...
12The probation committee shall appoint from among its members one or more case committees to deal with persons placed on probation. Convenor...
13The Chief Probation Officer shall act as convenor of any case committee. Duties of case committees.
14A case committee shall - (a} receive and consider written and oral reports from probation officers and volunteer probation officers on the...
15Without prejudice to the foregoing prov1s10ns of these Regulations, any report by a volunteer probation officer may be presented to the cas...
16A case committee shall furnish an annual report to the probation committee. Medical etc. reports.
17Where a court requires a pre-sentence report to be accompanied by a medical, psychiatric or psychological report on the person to whom that...
18In the preparation of a pre-sentence report, the probation officer shall have access to and shall consider the contents of any medical, psy...
19Subject to any provision in a probation order, a probation officer or volunteer probation officer who undertakes the supervision of any pro...
20A probation officer or volunteer probation officer shall maintain case-records on each placed under his supervision and shall make entries...
21Keeping of case-records
22A probation officer or volunteer probation officer shall not wear any uniform or badge distinctive of his office. Forms.
23The forms set out in the Schedule are prescribed as the forms to be used for the purposes of the Order.

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(regulation 23) FORMS FORMP.O.l !section 5) PROBATION ORDER In the................. Court Court Case No.............. WHEREAS.............

Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Regulations, 2007 · As enacted

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Offenders [Probation and Community

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Service) Regulations, 2007 and shall commence on the date appointed for the commencement of the Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Order, 2006

(S 6/2006).

Duties of Chief Probation Officer.

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