Orders are issued to individuals by courts and by the Adult Parole Board. The type of order and the conditions applied vary according to the offence.
Most orders are sentences served in the community and may require individuals to report to Community Correctional Services (CCS) and participate in unpaid community work.
Community Correction Order
A community correction order (CCO) is an order served in the community.
The conditions of a CCO depend on the circumstances and nature of the offence and on the needs and situation of the individual subject to an order.
A CCO includes conditions such as not reoffending and not leaving Victoria without permission.
Conditions on an order are based on the level of risk the individual poses for general reoffending and needs they present with. Around two-thirds of CCOs require individuals to undertake unpaid community work.
CCO conditions may include:
- supervision
- unpaid community work
- treatment and rehabilitation
- curfews
- bans on entering specified areas or places
- bans on entering many licensed premises and bans on drinking alcohol in other licensed premises
- bans on contacting or associating with specific people or groups
- residential restrictions or exclusions relating to the offender’s accommodation
- a bond condition requiring payment of a monetary sum that is liable for forfeiture upon breaking the order.
Fine Conversion Order and Fine Default Unpaid Community Work Order
These orders relate to the payment of fines. They have only one condition: to perform unpaid community work.
Individuals issued with these orders must complete the unpaid community work hours as specified by the court.
If there are issues with attendance, individuals are required to report to a CCS practitioner.
Parole Order
If a person in custody is sentenced to more than a year of imprisonment, they might be allowed to finish part of their sentence in the community under a parole order.
People on parole must regularly report to a CCS practitioner to be managed and supervised.
Read more about sentencing and parole on the Adult Parole Board website (External link).
Detention Order and Supervision Order
Detention orders require the continued detention in prison for serious sex offenders and serious violent offenders after the completion of their original custodial sentence.
Supervision orders provide for the post-sentence supervision of these serious offenders.
Read more about the post-sentence scheme, including detention and supervision orders, on the Post Sentence Authority website (External link).
Community Work Permit
If a person is arrested by a sheriff's officer under an infringement warrant for unpaid fines, the officer may issue a Community Work Permit (CWP).
A CWP is an agreement to perform community work instead of paying the fine.