Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
50Release under parole order
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50 Release under parole order
50 Release under parole order
(1) A juvenile offender’s parole order is sufficient warrant for any person having custody of the offender to release the offender in accordance with the terms of the order.
(2) A juvenile offender who is released on parole under this part may be released from custody—
(a) at any time on the parole day, or
(b) at any time during the 24 hours immediately preceding the parole day, or
(c) if the parole day is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—on the last day before the parole day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
(3) In this section—
parole day means the release day specified in the juvenile offender’s parole order.
s 50: Ins 2017 No 57, Sch 2 [3]. Am 2024 No 3, Sch 1.