Corrective Services Act 2006

The commissioner must comply with a request made under section 193D by giving the parole board a written report in relation to the matters the subject of the request.

However, subsection (1) applies only to the extent information in relation to the matters—

is in the commissioner’s possession; or

can be accessed by the commissioner through an arrangement with a law enforcement agency.

Also, the commissioner is not required to give information in relation to a matter mentioned in section 193D(c), (d) or (e) if—

the information is information mentioned in the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 803(2)(a) to (e) and the commissioner is satisfied that withholding the information will not adversely affect public safety; or

the commissioner accessed the information through an arrangement mentioned in subsection (2)(b) and the arrangement prevents the commissioner from disclosing the information to the parole board.

If the report is in relation to a matter mentioned in section 193D(a), the information in the report may include a reference to, or a disclosure of, a conviction mentioned in the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, section 6.

If the request is in relation to a prisoner’s application for a parole order—

the notice given under section 193D must state the day the parole board proposes to hear the application (the proposed hearing day); and

the commissioner must give the report to the parole board at least 28 days before the proposed hearing day.