Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A matter that was part-heard by the former Board must be completed by the new Board and, for that purpose, the new Board may have regard to the record of proceedings of the former Board kept under section 3F(7) of the Parole of Prisoners Act and any submissions and other material relating to the matter that was before the former Board.
(2) In subsection (1) –
"former Board" means the Parole Board of the Northern Territory as constituted before the commencement of this Act;
"new Board" means the Parole Board of the Northern Territory as constituted after the commencement of this Act.
On the day on which the Sentencing Act is amended by this Act, in addition to any alteration to section headings indicated in the text of this Act, the heading to section 54 of the Sentencing Act is altered by omitting the whole heading and substituting " Minimum non-parole period for offences other than murder ".