86Submissions by State

#### 86 Submissions by State 86 Submissions by State > > (1) The State may at any time make submissions to the Children’s Court concerning the release on parole of— > > > > > (a) a serious offender, or > > > > > (b) a juvenile offender to whom Division 5 applies (whether or not a serious offender). > > > > Note. > > > > Section 71A of the [Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-068) authorises the use by the State of certain information obtained under that Act in proceedings for parole under this Act, but only with the consent of the provider of the information. > > > (2) If the State makes any such submission before the Children’s Court makes a final decision concerning the release of the offender, the Court must not make such a decision without taking the submission into account. > > > (3) If the State makes any such submission after the Children’s Court makes a final decision concerning the release of the offender, but before the offender is released, the Court must consider whether or not it should exercise its power under section 63 to revoke the relevant parole order. > > > (4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to submissions by the State under this section, including provisions relating to the application of this Part in connection with any such submission. > > > (5) The powers of the State under this section may be exercised by the Secretary and by any other authority of the State. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > serious offender means a juvenile offender who belongs to a class of offenders prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. > > **s 86:** Ins 2017 No 57, Sch 2 \[3\]. Am 2018 No 94, Sch 1.1 \[5\].