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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.
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> > (2) An offender is eligible for release on parole only if—
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> > > (a) the offender is subject to at least one sentence for which a non-parole period has been set, and
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> > > (b) the offender has served the non-parole period of each such sentence and is not subject to any other sentence.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) An offender is not eligible for release on parole for a NSW offence if the offender is—
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> > > (a) a Commonwealth post sentence terrorism inmate, or
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> > > (b) a NSW post sentence inmate.
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> **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 \[5\].