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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
295Release on licence—decision by Executive
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295 Release on licence—decision by Executive
(1) In deciding whether to release an offender on licence, the
Executive—
(a) must consider any recommendation by the board under
section 294 and its reasons for the recommendation; and
(b) may consider anything else it considers appropriate.
(2) The Executive may grant, or refuse to grant, the offender a licence to
be released from imprisonment under the offender’s sentence.
(3) The Executive may impose any condition it considers appropriate on
a licence.