To contact the Adult Parole Board (the Board), please email apb.enquiries@justice.vic.gov.au.
Alternatively, you can mail hard copy correspondence to level 14, 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
If a response is required, the Board will respond at the earliest opportunity. This may take up to 10 business days, depending on the issues that need to be considered and addressed in the response.
Seeking information about a prisoner?
Family, friends, legal representatives
Due to strict legislative provisions in the Corrections Act 1986, the Board is unable to provide information without authorisation from the prisoner.
To gain authorisation, contact the prisoner and ask them to provide the Board with written consent.
Victims
Registered victims can receive information about a prisoner via the Victims Register. As a registered victim, you can also make a submission and have your say about the crime’s impact on you and suggest parole conditions for the Board to consider. The Board is independent and does not manage the Victims Register. For information on how to apply for the Victims Register, visit victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au (link opens in a new window). For victims of crime who are not registered, see victims of crime – make a submission and have your say
Media
The Adult Parole Board is prohibited from disclosing confidential or private information about prisoners under Part 9E of the Corrections Act 1986, other than in very limited circumstances.
Seeking family violence information
All information requests made to the Adult Parole Board under the Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2017 (Vic) will be required to be submitted in writing to apb.enquiries@justice.vic.gov.au.
The Act permits a number of organisations, including the Board, to share current and historical family violence risk information with other listed organisations when necessary to manage a risk of family violence. In some cases, sharing of information may be legally required under the Act.
Please include:
- your name, job title and organisation
- the information, clearly articulated, that you are seeking from the Board, and how it is required for family violence assessment or risk management purposes
- if you are a Risk Assessment Entity (RAE) or a general Information Sharing Entity (ISE) under the Family Violence Protection (Information Sharing) Regulations
- whether the individual (the person who is the subject of the request) is an alleged offender (RAEs only), offender, victim or third party
- the names of other parties relating to the incident/s
- the grounds for determining the person is an offender or victim
- any factors indicating the urgency (high, medium, low) of the request to enable prioritisation
- confirmation of obtained consent from the victim or third party to request that the Adult Parole Board release information under Part 5A, or a statement indicating why consent has not been sought and obtained.
Upon receipt of your email, the Board will endeavour to respond to your request within five business days however in periods of high demand or complex requests it may take longer.
