Where a court-ordered parole order has been cancelled under s 209 of the Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld) during the offender's period of imprisonment, the sentencing court is required by s 160B(2) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) to fix a parole eligibility date, not a parole release date. An applicant's concern that he will not be released on parole is not a proper basis to challenge a sentence. Fresh evidence of acceptance into a drug rehabilitation program does not, without more, demonstrate that a sentence is manifestly excessive.
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