Professional Board Member

Parole Board Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Parole Board Queensland invites applications for Professional Board Members to join a statutory, evidence-based decision-making body that determines parole eligibility and related orders.

Ideal candidates will bring administrative law experience, ability to interpret legislation, and the capacity to consolidate complex information from diverse sources to reach lawful outcomes. Appointments may be full-time or part-time, up to three years, with multiple terms possible.

Qualifications

• Administrative law experience, preferably with expertise in evidence-based decision making and statutorily mandated processes.
• Experience interpreting and applying legislation and consolidating complex information from various sources to inform sound decision outcomes.
• Acceptance and appreciation of the Board's duty to make lawful and evidence-based decisions, in keeping with relevant Acts and principles.

Skills

Administrative law

Evidence-based decisions

Legislation interpretation

Multidisciplinary meetings

Job description

The Parole Board Queensland (the Board) is an evidence-based, statutory, administrative decision-making body that decides whether prisoners who have reached their parole eligibility date can be safely released to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community. The Board also makes decisions concerning the amendment, suspension and cancellation of Parole orders.

The Board is engaging in a rolling recruitment process to appoint Professional Board Members when vacancies are required to be filled. Professional Board Members are expected to be experienced statutory administrative decision-makers who are capable of chairing multi-disciplinary meetings and who can apply legal principles to the evidence in a manner to reach lawful, evidence-based decisions.

To be successful in this appointment, you would ideally demonstrate:

• administrative law experience, preferably with expertise in evidence-based decision making and statutorily mandated decision-making processes.
• experience interpreting and applying legislation and legal principles and consolidating complex information from various sources to inform sound decision outcomes.
• acceptance and appreciation of the Board's duty to make lawful and evidencebased decisions, in keeping with the provisions of the Corrective Services Act 2006 and Human Rights Act 2019 and the principles of sound administrative decisionmaking.

The Board encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds and experience, particularly those from First Nations backgrounds or who have experience working with victims of crime.

Appointments may be made on a full-time or part-time basis, and an appointment term may be made for up to three years. Professional Board Members may be appointed for more than one term.

Applications will remain current until 30 June 2027.