Sentence Administration Act 2003

On each occasion on which the Board is required to consider whether to make a release decision, or take release action, in relation to a relevant prisoner in custody for a homicide offence or homicide related offence, the Board must make a written request to the Commissioner of Police for a written report.

The Board does not have to request a report if the Board is already satisfied that a member of the Police Force knows the location of the remains of the victim of the homicide offence.

The report must deal with each of the following matters —

in relation to the prisoner’s cooperation described in section 66B(1)(a) —

the nature and extent of the prisoner’s cooperation; and

the timeliness of the prisoner’s cooperation; and

the truthfulness, completeness and reliability of any information or evidence provided by the prisoner; and

the significance and usefulness of the prisoner’s cooperation; and

to the extent known to the Commissioner of Police, the prisoner’s mental capacity to provide relevant information or evidence;

whether a member of the Police Force knows the location of the remains of the victim of the homicide offence.

The Commissioner of Police must give the Board the report within a reasonable period of time after receiving the request.

If the Board requests a report the Board must, when deciding whether it is satisfied for the purposes of section 66B(1), take into account the matters referred to in subsection (3) as dealt with in the report.