141Decision following review

#### 141 Decision following review 141 Decision following review > > (1) After reviewing all the reports, documents, submissions and other information placed before it, the Parole Authority must decide— > > > > > (a) whether or not the offender should be released on parole, or > > > > > (b) whether, for reasons specified by the Parole Authority in its minutes, the question of whether or not the offender should be released on parole should be deferred. > > > (2) The question of whether or not the offender should be released on parole— > > > > > (a) may be deferred once only, and > > > > > (b) may not be deferred for more than 2 months. > > > (3) If the Parole Authority decides that the offender should be released on parole, the Parole Authority must make an order directing the release of the offender on a day occurring during a period specified in accordance with subsection (3AA). > > > (3AA) The period to be specified in a parole order under this section is to be— > > > > > (a) if the order is made earlier than the offender’s parole eligibility date, a period beginning no earlier than the offender’s parole eligibility date and ending no later than 35 days after that date, and > > > > > (b) in any other case, a period beginning no earlier than the date on which the order is made and ending no later than 35 days after that date. > > > (3A) In determining when a violent offender should be released, the Parole Authority must take into account the potential trauma to a victim and the victim’s family if the offender is released on the anniversary of the commission of the offence against the victim. > > > (3B) For the purposes of this section, a violent offender means an offender who is serving a sentence for an offence involving violence against a person, including any type of sexual assault referred to in the definition of sexual assault and domestic violence in section 19 of the [Victims Rights and Support Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-037). > > > (4) If the Parole Authority decides that the offender should not be released on parole, the Parole Authority— > > > > > (a) (Repealed) > > > > > (b) must cause notice that it does not intend to make a parole order to be served on the offender. > > **s 141:** Am 2001 No 117, Sch 4 \[3\]; 2003 No 25, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2004 No 94, Sch 1 \[23\] \[24\]; 2007 No 85, Sch 1 \[7\] \[8\]; 2013 No 37, Sch 3.4 \[2\].