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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
130Revocation of parole order before release
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#### 130 Revocation of parole order before release
130 Revocation of parole order before release
> > (1) The Parole Authority may, by order in writing, revoke a parole order at any time before the offender to whom the order relates is released under the order, if the Parole Authority is satisfied that—
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> > > (a) the offender, if released, would pose a serious identifiable risk to the safety of the community and that the risk cannot be sufficiently mitigated by directions from a community corrections officer or by changing the conditions of parole, or
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> > > (b) the offender, if released, would pose a serious and immediate risk to the offender’s safety and that the risk cannot be sufficiently mitigated by directions from a community corrections officer or by changing the conditions of parole, or
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> > > (c) the offender has failed to comply with the offender’s obligations under a re-integration home detention order, or
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> > > (d) a re-integration home detention order applying to the offender has been revoked, or
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> > > (e) the offender has requested the revocation, or
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> > > (f) in the case of a parole order made by the Parole Authority, there has been a substantial change to a matter considered by the Parole Authority in making the order, or
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> > > (g) any other circumstance prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this section exists.
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> > Note.
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> > A reference to a parole order includes a statutory parole order imposed under section 158 where the sentence is 3 years or less (see definition of parole order in section 3 (1)).
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> > (2) Division 4 of Part 7 applies to the revocation of a parole order under this section in the same way as it applies to the revocation of a parole order under Division 3 of that Part.
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> > (3) The Parole Authority may revoke a parole order under this section on its own initiative or on the recommendation of the Commissioner or a community corrections officer.
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> > Note.
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> > Division 3A of Part 6 sets out additional circumstances relating to the safety of the community in which the parole of individuals may be revoked before or after release if there are terrorism concerns.
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> > (4) The Attorney General or the Minister may request the Parole Authority to revoke a parole order under this section and may make any submissions they think fit to support the request.
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> **s 130:** Am 2004 No 94, Sch 1 \[14\]; 2017 No 57, Sch 1 \[10\] \[11\].