148Principles on which Parole Authority’s final decision to be made

148 Principles on which Parole Authority’s final decision to be made

148 Principles on which Parole Authority’s final decision to be made

(1) The Parole Authority is to make its final decision as to whether or not to make a parole order on the following principles—

(a) that the Parole Authority will confirm its initial intention to make a parole order if there are no submissions to the contrary or if it is not required to seek victim submissions,

(b) that the Parole Authority will reconsider its initial intention to make a parole order if there are submissions to the contrary, and will in that event take into account any offender submissions,

(c) that the Parole Authority will confirm its initial intention not to make a parole order if there are no offender submissions,

(d) that the Parole Authority will reconsider its initial intention not to make a parole order if there are offender submissions, and will in that event take into account any other submissions.

(2) The Parole Authority must consider all submissions made in accordance with this Subdivision and, subject to section 185 (2), must disregard all other submissions.

s 148: Am 2004 No 94, Sch 1 [28]–[30].