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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
159CLimitation on release on parole of terrorism related offenders
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#### 159C Limitation on release on parole of terrorism related offenders
159C Limitation on release on parole of terrorism related offenders
> > (1) The Parole Authority must not make a parole order directing the release of an offender who is known to the Parole Authority to be a terrorism related offender unless—
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> > > (a) the Parole Authority is satisfied that the offender will not engage in, or incite or assist others to engage in, terrorist acts or violent extremism, and
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> > > (b) the offender is otherwise eligible under this Act to be released on parole.
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> > (2) The grounds on which the Parole Authority may revoke the parole order of an offender who is known to the Parole Authority to be a terrorism related offender include that the Parole Authority has become aware that the offender may engage in, or incite or assist others to engage in, terrorist acts or violent extremism.
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> > (3) The grounds on which a judicial member of the Parole Authority may suspend the parole order of an offender who is known to the judicial member to be a terrorism related offender include that the judicial member has become aware that the offender may engage in, or incite or assist others to engage in, terrorist acts or violent extremism.
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> > (4) (Repealed)
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> **s 159C:** Ins 2017 No 24, Sch 2. Am 2017 No 57, Sch 1 \[14\].