Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
152Reasons to be provided for rejection of Review Council’s advice
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152 Reasons to be provided for rejection of Review Council’s advice
152 Reasons to be provided for rejection of Review Council’s advice
(1) If the Parole Authority rejects the advice of the Review Council concerning the release on parole of a serious offender, the Parole Authority must state in writing its reasons for rejecting that advice.
(2) The Parole Authority must forward a copy of those reasons to the Review Council.
(3) The Review Council may make submissions to the Parole Authority concerning the rejection of its advice within 21 days of that rejection.
(4) The Parole Authority is not to make a final decision concerning the release of the offender during the period referred to in subsection (3).