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Important information for sponsors, family and whānau
ELECTRONIC
PEOPLE YOU WILL SEE OFTEN
MONITORING –
Probation Officer:
The person from Corrections who will manage an
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
offender’s sentence from start to finish. EM Bail is
managed by the EM Bail Team. Contact the team on
FOR SPONSORS, FAMILY
0800 EM BAIL (362 245).
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Probation Officer’s name:
The Court or New Zealand Parole Board can impose
electronic monitoring on offenders/defendants as part
of a sentence or order or as a condition of bail.
This requires an offender/defendant to wear an
Field Officer:
electronic tracker seven days a week, 24 hours a day
A person from the monitoring company who
and to live at an address approved by the Court or
Field Officers
will install, maintain and check the monitoring
Parole Board. They can only leave the address with
will wear a 3M /
equipment and respond to any alert
permission from their Probation Officer or the EM
FIRST Security
Bail Team if on EM bail.
identification at
The Department contracts 3M to provide and
all times and will
manage the monitoring equipment and the
The offender/defendant must not leave the
be in a FIRST
Monitoring Centre.
electronically monitored residence unless they have
Security uniform.
been given permission to leave for an approved
3M staff carry out all electronic monitoring field
purpose, such as work.
services including installing and servicing your
electronic monitoring equipment and responding to
For more
If offenders/defendants require an absence to leave
alerts.
information, visit
the address during their curfew, they MUST speak
www.corrections.
with their Probation Officer or the EM Bail Team. An
Field Officers will wear a 3M/FIRST Security
govt.nz and
absence will only be granted if their sentence, order or
identification at all times and will be in a FIRST
type “Electronic
bail conditions allow for it and the offender/defendant
Security uniform.
Monitoring” in the
must seek permission with at least 48 hours notice.
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A monitoring unit is placed at their home address.
The tracker is monitored by the Monitoring Centre
which can confirm the offender/defendant’s
whereabouts at any time.
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SUPPORTING SOMEONE ON
IF THE PERSON DOES NOT COMPLY
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If a person being electronically monitored breaks the
rules or conditions, they may have further charges
Having someone confined at home during a curfew
laid and have to appear in court or in front of the
can lead to increased feelings of stress or frustration
It is good to plan
Parole Board. Sentences, orders and bail bonds are
for everyone connected to the offender/defendant,
how to handle
all subject to court action being taken if they are
particularly if you share a residence.
potentially stressful
breached. You will not get in trouble if the person
situations you might
Please note, in times of high stress, the offender/
you are supporting on electronic monitoring breaks
encounter.
defendant cannot leave the residence even if they
the rules. However, you may be charged with an
want to.
offence if you refuse to let any Probation staff, Field
Officers appropriately identified, or Police into the
Managing absences and appointments
address where the offender/defendant is resident.
The Probation Officer will be able to discuss with you
what kind of activities may be suitable for someone
who is being electronically monitored.
WHO CAN I CONTACT IF I HAVE ANY
• The person you are supporting on electronic
QUESTIONS OR, IF I RESIDE AT THE
monitoring may need help with arranging
SAME ADDRESS, FEEL AT RISK?
appointments and getting organised
When necessary, leave the address if this is a safe
• Curfew hours may prevent them from leaving
option for you, family members and other occupants.
the address without permission from either the
In an
Probation Officer or EM Bail Team
EMERGENCY
EM Bail
- where personal
In a non-emergency – not involving a risk to personal
• For an approved absence they must leave and
safety is at
safety contact the EM Bail Team on 0800 EM BAIL
arrive home on time
immediate risk
(362 245).
• They need to arrange how they will travel to
CALL 111 The EM Bail Team at Corrections has an ongoing role
appointments and which route they will take
and ask for
in keeping in contact with the defendant, sponsors,
• You may be asked to attend appointments as
the Police
family and whānau and occupants of the house.
a support person and to verify information.
Home Detention, Community Detention, Parole with
There may be some papers to sign; saying that
Residential Restrictions, Extended Supervision Orders
you were there and what time you completed
In a non-emergency – contact the Probation Officer
appointments or activities.
of the person being electronically monitored. They
are there to support you.
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CARE OF EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT
The monitoring
equipment must not
be damaged in
any way.
YOU MUST NOT:
GPS Tracker
RF Tracker
Cordless charger
• move the monitoring unit
• open any of the equipment
• unplug the monitoring unit
• cover the monitoring unit
• let the monitoring unit get wet
RF
Monitoring Unit
GPS
• paint or otherwise modify any of the equipment
Monitoring Unit
• expose the equipment to extreme heat or cold
• tamper with the equipment in any way
HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
ELECTRONIC MONITORING
WHAT IF THE TRACKER OR
MONITORING UNIT IS DAMAGED?
You can find more information about EM from:
• www.corrections.govt.nz
Any damage must be immediately reported to the
• Court offices
offender’s Probation Officer or, for defendants, the EM
• Community Probation Service Centres or
Bail Team 0800 EM BAIL (362 245). You must provide
• Prison Remand Units.
all information about how the unit was damaged
and, if the damage is intentional, reparation will be
Information about EM bail can also be found on the
pursued through the courts.
Police website www.police.govt.nz
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ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Important information for sponsors, family and whānau
JAN 2015
