Notorious Tasmanian murderer and rapist Jamie John Curtis is back in custody after breaching his parole a month after he successfully applied to have his electronic monitoring anklet removed.
Tasmania Police confirmed a 66-year-old man was arrested on a Parole Board warrant at a South Hobart residence at 8:55am on Thursday.
The nature of the parole breach has not been revealed.
Rape and torture victim-survivor Tameka Ridgeway — whose fiance Dean Allie was murdered by Curtis when they were attacked in 1986 — found out about the breach via the media this morning before being informed by Victim Support Services.
She said it was disappointing that victims were not made aware of breaches when they happened.
"I felt really let down by the justice system in that he was taken into custody yesterday, and I should have been notified yesterday," Ms Ridgeway said.
"I'm usually the last person to find out anything in relation to Curtis and his breaches of parole, and usually find out via the media."
Curtis breached previous parole by signing up for dating sites
Curtis is serving a life sentence, and was released on parole for a short time in 2018 before he was locked up again after using fake names to sign up for multiple online dating sites.
He was released on parole again early last year, with the Parole Board citing his "polite" and "respectful" behaviour to prison staff, and his work on improving his attitude.
Curtis successfully applied to have his electronic monitoring anklet removed in late July, which Ms Ridgeway was also not informed about until after it had occurred.
She said his latest breach was unsurprising.
"I said over and over again, 'It's not a question of if he will breach his parole conditions, but when,'" Ms Ridgeway said.
Justice Minister Elise Archer was asked if the government was considering reforms to the Parole Board to give victims a greater say and communications.
A government spokesperson said Parole Board decisions were independent.
"While we fully understand the concerns raised, the Parole Board is an independent statutory body and makes decisions independently of government," the spokesperson said.
A justice department spokesperson said the Parole Board "does not comment on individual matters".
