Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
126Eligibility for release on parole
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126 Eligibility for release on parole
126 Eligibility for release on parole
(1) Offenders may be released on parole in accordance with this Part.
(2) An offender is eligible for release on parole only if—
(a) the offender is subject to at least one sentence for which a non-parole period has been set, and
(b) the offender has served the non-parole period of each such sentence and is not subject to any other sentence.
(3) Nothing in this Part authorises the release of an offender who is required to be kept in custody in relation to an offence against a law of the Commonwealth.
(4) An offender is not eligible for release on parole for a NSW offence if the offender is—
(a) a Commonwealth post sentence terrorism inmate, or
(b) a NSW post sentence inmate.
s 126: Am 2006 No 7, Sch 1 [4]; 2010 No 137, Sch 2 [1]; 2013 No 4, Sch 2.6 [3]; 2014 No 58, Sch 2.1 [2]; 2017 No 68, Sch 2.6 [5].