SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 20 Notice of refusal of parole

This legislation has been repealed.

SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 20

20 Notice of refusal of parole

A notice that the Board does not intend to make a parole order must:

(a) set a date (occurring as soon as practicable, but not earlier than 14 days, after the date on which the notice is served) on which the Board will meet for the purpose of reconsidering whether the prisoner should be released on parole, and

(b) require the prisoner to notify the Secretary of the Board, not later than 7 days before the date set, if the prisoner intends to make representations to the Board about being released on parole, and

(c) except as provided by section 49, be accompanied by copies of the reports and other documents intended to be used by the Board in deciding whether the prisoner should be released on parole, and

(d) be in a form approved by the Board.