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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
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#### 190 Rights of parties making submissions
190 Rights of parties making submissions
> > (1) At any meeting of the Parole Authority at which any person (including the State) is entitled under this Act to make submissions to the Parole Authority, the person—
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> > > (a) may be represented by an Australian legal practitioner or, with the consent of the Parole Authority, by any other person, and
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> > > (b) may call and examine any witness who attends, including any witness called by the Parole Authority, and
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> > > (c) may produce documents and exhibits to the Parole Authority, and
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> > > (d) may give evidence on oath, and
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> > > (e) may otherwise adduce, orally or in writing, to the Parole Authority such matters, and address the Parole Authority on such matters, as are relevant to the proceedings before the Parole Authority.
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> > (2) However, victims or their representatives are not entitled—
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> > > (a) to call or examine witnesses at a hearing under Subdivision 3 of Division 2 of Part 6, or
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> > > (b) without the approval of the Parole Authority—
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> > > > (i) to give evidence on oath, or
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> > > > (ii) to otherwise adduce any matter orally to the Parole Authority or to address the Parole Authority on any matter.
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> > (3) Subsection (2) (b) (ii) does not require a victim of a serious offender or his or her representative to obtain the approval of the Parole Authority to make an oral submission to the Parole Authority under section 147 (2).
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> **s 190:** Am 2002 No 36, Sch 1 \[5\]; 2006 No 81, Sch 1 \[34\]; 2007 No 85, Sch 1 \[3\].