Corrective Services Act 2006

This section applies to a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for life under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 161E for a repeat serious child sex offence.

The prisoner’s parole eligibility date is the day after the day on which the prisoner has served 20 years and not 15 years as prescribed under section 181.

However, if the term of imprisonment for life under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 161E was imposed as the base component of a sentence under section 161R(2) of that Act, the prisoner’s parole eligibility date is the day that is worked out by adding 7 years to the parole eligibility date that would otherwise apply to the prisoner under subsection (2).

Also, if a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for life under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 161E is sentenced under section 161R(2) of that Act for a prescribed offence, the prisoner’s parole eligibility date is the day that is worked out by adding, to the parole eligibility date that would otherwise apply to the prisoner under subsection (2) or (3), the lesser of the following periods—

7 years;

the period of imprisonment provided for under the maximum penalty for the prescribed offence.