129Parole applications—decision after hearing

129 Parole applications—decision after hearing (1) This section applies if the board conducts a hearing into an application for parole by an offender. (2) The board must— (a) make a written order (a parole order) granting the offender parole on the date stated in the order; or (b) refuse to make a parole order for the offender. (3) If the application is an ordinary parole application, the date stated in a parole order for the offender must be— (a) the offender’s parole eligibility date; or (b) if the order is made on or after the offender’s parole eligibility date—a date within a reasonable time after the order is made.

(4) If the application is a special parole application— (a) section 120 (1) (Criteria for making parole orders) does not apply to the board’s consideration of the application; and (b) the board may make a parole order for the offender only if satisfied there are exceptional circumstances for paroling the offender before the offender’s parole eligibility date. (5) The board must make its decision under this section within 60 days after the day the board begins its hearing of the application.