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Important information for sponsors, family and whānau




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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 
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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 
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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 
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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