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Corrections Act 1997
78Prisoner on parole taken to be still under sentence
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### 78 Prisoner on parole taken to be still under sentence
> > (1) During the period of parole granted to a prisoner under a parole order, the prisoner is taken as being still under sentence.
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> > (2) Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS78@Gs3@EN) and [sections 79(3)](#GS79@Gs3@EN) and [80](#GS80@EN) , when the period of parole granted to a prisoner expires without the revocation of the prisoner's parole order, the sentence of the court on the prisoner is taken as having been wholly satisfied.
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> > (3) [Subsection (2)](#GS78@Gs2@EN) does not apply to –
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> > > > (a) a life prisoner; or
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> > > > (b) a prisoner released on parole in respect of a partially suspended sentence of imprisonment.