24-hour surveillance of the accused offender is brought in within the company after the Prime Minister’s concerns about “recurring instances” of people committing serious crimes.
Private ankle monitors have been in the spotlight since state governments and police were left in the dark in January about the collapse of Melbourne-based GPS surveillance service Bailsafe.
On Tuesday, reports were revealed that a high-risk offender was running after being equipped with a privately provided monitor and blocked it off in an instant.
Chris Mins of NSW Premier said the failure reflected a trend in concern.
“It’s clearly not working,” he told reporters.
“There have been many repeated instances of individuals accused of very serious crimes in the state who have access to private surveillance and then continue to commit other crimes.
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“We control the lines in the sand.”
This shift brings NSW alongside Victoria after the southern states were exposed by a silent slip to Bailsafe’s regime.
Ankle surveillance is usually reserved for offenders accused of serious crimes, with more cashed individuals offering to hire private companies to increase the prospect of being granted bail.
Some Supreme Court judges have criticized the practice of indirectly discriminating against poor defendants.
Minns said the transition process for those currently being monitored will be resolved.
“But we have enough and we have evidence,” he said.
NSW police are keeping an eye on Matthew John Langford after being bailed out on charges of drug supply, weapons and theft on Thursday.
He cut off the bracelet within an hour of being released, the Daily Telegraph reported.
He is also being asked to attack a firearm, police said.
“Lawling is a condition imposed by the court and police cannot comment,” a police spokesperson told AAP.
The collapse of Bailsafe Australia spread panic in the Victorian government in February, urging the state to cut ties with all private GPS surveillance companies.
Eight offenders will be monitored by Bailsafe in Victoria, and another 20 will be monitored in NSW.
Victorian Attorney General Michael O’Brien said the state government would drop the ball and “it’s better to have some of these people air tagged.”
