SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 24 Making of parole orders by court
This legislation has been repealed.
SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 24
Making of parole orders by court24 Making of parole orders by court
(1) When a court imposes a sentence of imprisonment of 3 years or less that has a minimum term, the court is required to make an order directing the release of the prisoner on parole at the end of the minimum term.
(2) A parole order under this section is conditional on the prisoner being eligible for release in accordance with section 14 at the time the minimum term ends.
(3) If the prisoner is not eligible for release at that time, the prisoner is entitled to be released on parole as soon as the prisoner becomes so eligible.
(4) This section does not authorise the release on parole of a prisoner who is also serving a sentence of imprisonment of more than 3 years that has a minimum term unless the prisoner is entitled to be released under Division 2.
(5) A parole order may be made under this section even though at the time it is made it appears that the prisoner might not be eligible for release at the end of the minimum term because of another sentence to which the prisoner is subject.