Combined reports may be given under sections 12 and 12A
12B Combined reports may be given under sections 12 and 12A
The Board may combine the following reports to form one report (a combined report) —
a report that is to be given about a prisoner under section 12 (the first report) and a report that is due to be given about the same prisoner under section 12A within 3 months of the first report; or
a report that is due to be given about a prisoner under section 12A at a time provided in one item of Schedule 3 (the first report) and another report, or reports, due to be given about the same prisoner under section 12A at a time, or times, provided in another item, or items, of Schedule 3 that is, or are, within 3 years of the first report.
A combined report given in the circumstances described in —
subsection (1)(a) is to be taken to have been given under section 12 and under section 12A;
subsection (1)(b), and that specifies each item of Schedule 3 in respect of which a report about the prisoner is being combined, is to be taken to satisfy the requirements of section 12A for a report about that prisoner at the time provided under each of those items.
A report under section 12A referred to in subsection (1)(a) may be a combined report given in the circumstances described in subsection (1)(b).
[Section 12B inserted: No. 45 of 2016 s. 8.]
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