SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 21 Review by the Board
This legislation has been repealed.
SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 21
Review by the Board21 Review by the Board
(1) If a notice is served on a prisoner under section 20 and the prisoner has duly notified the Secretary of the Board that the prisoner intends to make representations to the Board, the Chairperson of the Board shall convene a meeting of the Board, on the date set by the notice, to conduct a hearing for the purpose of reconsidering whether the prisoner should be released on parole.
(2) At that hearing, or at a hearing conducted at a subsequent meeting (which shall, where practicable, be held before the prisoner is eligible for release on parole) the prisoner may make submissions to the Board with respect to being released on parole.