Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
157Notice of board decisions about parole
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157 Notice of board decisions about parole (1) This section applies to a decision of the board in relation to an offender under— (a) section 148 (Board powers—breach of parole obligations); or (b) section 156 (Board powers—management of parole); or (c) section 161E (Exception—certain non-ACT offences). (2) The board must give written notice of its decision to each of the (3) The notice must include— (a) the board’s reasons for the decision; and (b) the date when the decision takes effect. (4) If the decision is to cancel the offender’s parole, the notice of the decision must state— (a) where and when the offender must report for full-time detention because of the cancellation; and (b) the end date for the offender’s parole time credit under part 7.5A. Note The end date for parole time credit is set under pt 7.5A and may change if further breaches of parole are proven at a later date (see s 161I).