Corrective Services Act 2006

This section applies in relation to a restricted prisoner’s application for a parole order.

Subject to subsection (3), as soon as practicable after receiving the application, the parole board must—

give the president a notice stating that the prisoner has applied for parole; and

give the chief executive a notice stating—

the board has deferred deciding the application until the board receives a notice from the president under section 175J(2)(c); and

under section 175F the chief executive must give the president a restricted prisoner report.

If the board has received a notice about the prisoner under section 175J(2)(c), the parole board may defer making a decision until it obtains any other information it considers necessary to make the decision.

If the application is deferred under subsection (2)(b) and the president makes a restricted prisoner declaration about the prisoner, the application is taken to have been refused by the parole board on the day the declaration is made.

If a restricted prisoner declaration is not in force for the prisoner, the parole board must refuse to grant the application unless the board is satisfied the prisoner does not pose an unacceptable risk to the public.