Corrective Services Act 2006

This section applies to a post-prison community based release order (the previous order) that was amended, suspended or cancelled by an order of a corrections board under previous section 150 if the amendment, suspension or cancellation was in force immediately before the commencement.

The previous order is taken to have been amended, suspended or cancelled by the replacement board for the corrections board under section 205(2).

If, because of the suspension or cancellation, a warrant was issued under previous section 150(2) and the warrant was in effect and had not been executed before the commencement, it—

continues to have effect according to its terms; and

is taken to be—

for a warrant issued by the corrections board under previous section 150(2)(a)—a warrant issued by the replacement board for the corrections board under section 206(1)(a); or

for a warrant issued under previous section 150(2)(b)—a warrant issued under section 206(1)(b).

If a warrant had not been issued under previous section 150(2) before the commencement, a warrant may be issued by the replacement board for the corrections board or a magistrate under section 206 for the prisoner the subject of the previous order.

If an information notice was given to the prisoner under previous section 150(5) and written submissions given to the corrections board by the prisoner had not been finally dealt with under previous section 150(6) before the commencement, the information notice is taken to have been given by the replacement board for the corrections board under—

for an information notice about the amendment of the previous order—section 205(3); or

for an information notice about the suspension or cancellation of the previous order—section 208(1).

If an information notice had not been given to the prisoner under previous section 150(5) before the commencement, an information notice may be given to the prisoner by the replacement board for the corrections board under—

for an information notice about the amendment of the previous order—section 205(3); or

for an information notice about the suspension or cancellation of the previous order—section 208(1).

If the replacement board changes the decision the subject of an information notice mentioned in subsection (5) or (6), the changed decision has effect despite section 426(a).