Use of information given by persons on Youth Justice Victims Register
622 Use of information given by persons on Youth Justice Victims Register
This section applies if the Youth Parole Board receives information about a child or young person from a person included on the Youth Justice Victims Register in relation to that child or young person.
The Youth Parole Board must have regard to that information when determining any of the following—
whether the child or young person is eligible for release on parole; or
whether to grant parole to the child or young person; or
conditions of the child's or young person's parole under section 632, 633 or 634.
In having regard to the information, the Youth Parole Board may, in its absolute discretion, give the information such weight as the Board sees fit.
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