Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An offender sentenced under section 173(1)(b) may apply under the Corrective Services Act 2006 for release on parole within the meaning of that Act.
(2) If the offender is granted parole, the offender must be under the authority of the Queensland Parole Board and the supervision of an authorised corrective services officer for--
(a) at least 5 years from the start (the start day) of the parole; or
(b) a shorter period decided by the Queensland Parole Board that does not end before the end of the term of imprisonment imposed under section 173(1)(b).
(3) If a term of imprisonment imposed under section 173(1)(b) ends within 5 years after the start day, the term of imprisonment is taken, for the purposes of subsection (2), to extend until the end of--
(a) if a shorter period is decided by the Queensland Parole Board under subsection (2)(b)--the shorter period; or
(b) otherwise--the 5 years.