156Application to Supreme Court by State

#### 156 Application to Supreme Court by State 156 Application to Supreme Court by State > > (1) If— > > > > > (a) the Parole Authority decides that a serious offender should be released on parole, and > > > > > (b) the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions alleges that the decision of the Parole Authority has been made on the basis of false, misleading or irrelevant information, > > > > the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions may, in accordance with rules of court, apply to the Supreme Court for a direction to be given to the Parole Authority as to whether the information was false, misleading or irrelevant. > > > (2) The Supreme Court may give such directions with respect to the information as it thinks fit. > > > (3) This section does not give the Supreme Court jurisdiction to consider the merits of the Parole Authority’s decision otherwise than on the grounds referred to in subsection (1). > > **s 156:** Am 2004 No 94, Sch 1 \[36\]; 2008 No 17, Sch 1 \[12\].