32ADisclosure of certain confidential information

32A Disclosure of certain confidential information

[Section 32A Inserted by No. 5 of 2023, s. 14, Applied:13 Jun 2023]

(1)  In this section –

parole means parole within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

Parole Board means the Parole Board established by section 62 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

parole order means a parole order as defined in section 3 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

prisoner means prisoner as defined in section 3 of the Corrections Act 1997 .

(2)  As soon as practicable after the DPP becomes aware that a person is a relevant offender, the DPP is to inform the Parole Board that the person is a relevant offender for the purposes of this Part.

(3)  If a prisoner makes an application for parole, and the Parole Board has been informed under subsection (2) that the prisoner is a person who is a relevant offender, the Parole Board must disclose to the DPP, as soon as is practicable, the following confidential information in relation to the prisoner:

(a) notice that the Parole Board is to consider whether the prisoner should be released on parole;

(b) if a parole order is made –

(i) a copy of the parole order; and

(ii) a copy of the reasons for the parole order that were published by the Parole Board in accordance with section 72(7)(b) of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

(c) if the making of a parole order is deferred, or refused, by the Parole Board –