Question - Justice

1. How many offenders sentenced in the ACT to a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order (DATO), since 1 January 2018, have subsequently been charged with a further indictable offence while still subject to that order.
2. What proportion of offenders sentenced to a DATO, since 1 January 2018, have been charged with any further offence during the order period.
3. Does the ACT Courts or Justice and Community Safety Directorate track recidivism or reoffending rates for offenders placed on a DATO; if so, what has been the annual rate of reoffending for DATO recipients since 1 January 2018.
4. What protocols or guidelines exist to guide judicial decision-making on imposing a DATO instead of a custodial sentence for offenders found guilty of indictable offences such as burglary, trafficking in a controlled drug, or serious driving offences.
5. Is any internal tracking or reporting conducted by the ACT Courts on the rate of serious reoffending by offenders placed on DATO.

Please see attached PDF for a copy of the answer to question on notice No 441.