SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 32 Powers of Board if breach suspected

This legislation has been repealed.

SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 32

32 Powers of Board if breach suspected

(1) If the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a person has contravened a term or condition of a parole order for the contravention of which the order may be revoked, the Board may, whether or not the order has expired:

(a) by written notice served personally or by post on the person, require the person to appear before the Board at a specified time and place for the purpose of an inquiry into whether the order should be revoked, or

(b) where, in the opinion of the Board, the circumstances of the particular case so require, without revoking the order, decide that a warrant should be issued under section 36.

(2) If a person fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served on the person under this section, the Board may:

(a) without revoking the parole order, decide that a warrant should be issued under section 36, or

(b) by an order made under section 34, revoke the parole order.

(3) The Board is not required to inquire into a possible contravention of a parole order made by a court unless the person to whom the order relates is required by the terms and conditions of the order to be supervised.