Corrective Services Act 2006

If the parole board suspends or cancels a prisoner’s parole order—

the board may issue a warrant, signed by a board member or an officer of the secretariat prescribed by regulation, for the prisoner’s arrest; or

a magistrate, on the application of the board or a board member, may issue a warrant for the prisoner’s arrest.

The warrant may be directed to all police officers.

Note—See also the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 798.

When arrested, the prisoner must be taken to a prison—

if the order was suspended—to be kept there for the suspension period; or

if the order was cancelled—to serve the unexpired portion of the prisoner’s period of imprisonment.

Notes—

1 See section 112 for the power of the parole board, a magistrate or the chief executive, on the application of a corrective services officer, to issue a warrant for a prisoner’s arrest if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is suspended or cancelled.

2 See section 112(1)(a) for the power of a corrective services officer to arrest a prisoner without warrant if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is suspended or cancelled.