CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 148
Principles on which Parole Authority's final decision to be made
CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 148
Principles on which Parole Authority's final decision to be made
148 Principles on which Parole Authority's final decision to be made
(1) The
Parole Authority is to make its final decision as to whether or not to make a
parole order on the following principles--
(a) that the Parole Authority will
confirm its initial intention to make a parole order if there are no
submissions to the contrary or if it is not required to seek victim
submissions,
(b) that the Parole Authority will reconsider its initial
intention to make a parole order if there are submissions to the contrary, and
will in that event take into account any offender submissions,
(c) that the
Parole Authority will confirm its initial intention not to make a parole order
if there are no offender submissions,
(d) that the Parole Authority will
reconsider its initial intention not to make a parole order if there are
offender submissions, and will in that event take into account any other
submissions.
(2) The Parole Authority must consider all submissions made in
accordance with this Subdivision and, subject to section 185 (2), must
disregard all other submissions.
