NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PAROLE ACT 1971
As in force at 8 April 2025
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1
3AA Parole period ................................................................................... 3
3AB Application to youth detainees ......................................................... 3
Part 2 Administrative matters
Division 1 Parole Board
3A Parole Board established................................................................. 4
3B Membership of Board ...................................................................... 4
3C Chairperson of Board ...................................................................... 5
3D Appointment of persons to act as appointed members.................... 5
3E Resignation of appointed members ................................................. 6
3EA Removal from office of appointed members .................................... 6
3EB Constitution of Board for different matters ....................................... 6
3F Meetings of Board ........................................................................... 7
3FA Appointment of proxy by Commissioner of Correctional
Services ........................................................................................... 8
3H Board to prepare annual report........................................................ 8
3HA Exclusion of rules of natural justice ................................................. 8
3J Actions not to lie against members or probation and parole
officers ............................................................................................. 9
3K Secretary to the Board ..................................................................... 9
Division 2 Probation and parole officers
3R Functions of probation and parole officers ....................................... 9
Part 3 Parole orders
4 Chairperson may require attendance of prisoner........................... 10
4A Expert advice or opinion ................................................................ 10
4B Release on parole of prisoner serving life imprisonment for
murder ........................................................................................... 10
4C Sanctions matrix ............................................................................ 11
5 Release on parole ......................................................................... 11
5A Parole order conditions .................................................................. 12
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5B Amendment or revocation of parole order – before expiry of
parole period.................................................................................. 13
5C Commission of offence or contravention of condition during
parole period.................................................................................. 13
5D Parole order taken to be revoked .................................................. 14
5E Requirements when sanctions regime condition of parole
order .............................................................................................. 15
5F Application of sanctions regime ..................................................... 15
5G Arrest of person ............................................................................. 16
6 Cancellation of parole by court ...................................................... 17
7 Issue of warrant where parole order revoked or cancelled ............ 17
8 Remand of person ......................................................................... 18
9 Release of person on bail .............................................................. 18
10 Appeal from decision to cancel parole order.................................. 18
11 Service of term of imprisonment .................................................... 19
13 Release of person on parole after revocation or cancellation of
previous parole order..................................................................... 19
13A Release on parole after serving sanction ...................................... 19
13B Effect of serving sanction on sentence .......................................... 20
14 Effect of parole order on sentence................................................. 21
14A Alternative conditions under sanctions regime when
re-released on parole .................................................................... 21
15 Remission already earned before parole order revoked or
cancelled ....................................................................................... 21
Part 4 Miscellaneous matters
16 Exercise of Royal prerogative of mercy and operation of other
Commonwealth laws or Territory laws ........................................... 22
17 Regulations.................................................................................... 22
Part 5 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2016
18 Definitions ...................................................................................... 22
19 Application of amendments ........................................................... 22
Part 6 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2017
20 Application of amendments ........................................................... 23
Part 7 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2021
21 Definitions ...................................................................................... 23
22 Change in membership of the Board ............................................. 23
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 8 April 2025
PAROLE ACT 1971
An Act relating to sentences of imprisonment imposed on, and the
release on parole of, certain persons found guilty of offences
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Parole Act 1971.
2 Commencement
This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the
Administrator by notice in the Gazette.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act:
appointed member means a member of the Board appointed
under section 3B(1A) or (2).
approved monitoring device, see section 165 of the Correctional
Services Act 2014.
Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board under
section 3C.
court means the Supreme Court or Local Court.
custodial correctional facility, see section 11(1)(a) of the
Correctional Services Act 2014.
non-parole period, see section 3(1) of the Sentencing Act 1995.
offence means an offence against a law (other than a
Commonwealth Act or regulations under a Commonwealth Act) in
force in the Territory.
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offender means a person convicted of an offence against a law
(other than a Commonwealth Act or regulations under a
Commonwealth Act) in force in the Territory.
parole order means an order made under section 5(2) and, if such
an order has been amended, means the order as amended.
parole period, see section 3AA.
police officer means:
(a) a member of the Police Force of the Territory; or
(b) a member of the Australian Federal Police.
prisoner, see section 6 of the Correctional Services Act 2014.
probation and parole officer, see section 4 of the Correctional
Services Act 2014.
relevant offence, see section 5(1).
sanction means a period of a person's sentence of imprisonment
which must be served in a custodial correctional facility by the
person under the sanctions matrix.
sanctions matrix, see section 4C.
sanctions regime means the application of the sanctions matrix to
an instance of non-compliance with a condition of a person's parole
order.
the Board means the Parole Board of the Northern Territory
established under this Act.
(3) For this Act, a person is taken to have served a term of
imprisonment:
(a) when the person is discharged from imprisonment; or
(b) when the person would, but for the fact that the person is
serving another term of imprisonment, have been discharged
from imprisonment.
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3AA Parole period
(1) The parole period, in relation to a person who is released from the
custody of the Commissioner of Correctional Services under a
parole order, is the period:
(a) commencing on the day on which the person is released from
custody; and
(b) expiring:
(i) on the day on which the term of imprisonment to which
the person was sentenced expires; or
(ii) if the parole order in relation to the person is revoked or
cancelled – on the date of the revocation or cancellation.
(2) However, if the person's parole order contains a condition that the
sanctions regime applies in relation to the order – any time served
in custody as a sanction does not form part of the parole period.
3AB Application to youth detainees
(1) This Act applies to a youth detainee as if:
(a) a reference to a prisoner or offender were a reference to the
youth detainee; and
(b) a reference to imprisonment included a reference to detention;
and
(c) the reference to the Sentencing Act 1995 in section 5(1)
included a reference to the Youth Justice Act 2005; and
(d) a reference to the Commissioner of Correctional Services,
other than a reference in Part 2, included a reference to the
CEO (Youth Justice); and
(e) a reference to the Local Court were a reference to the Youth
Justice Court; and
(f) a reference to a custodial correctional facility were a reference
to a detention centre; and
(g) a reference to a probation and parole officer included a
reference to a community youth justice officer; and
(h) a reference to an approved monitoring device were a
reference to an approved monitoring device as defined in
section 5(1) of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
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(2) In this section:
CEO (Youth Justice) means the Chief Executive Officer (as
defined in section 19 of the Public Sector Employment and
Management Act 1993) of the Agency responsible for youth justice.
community youth justice officer, see section 5(1) of the Youth
Justice Act 2005.
detention centre, see section 5(1) of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
youth detainee means a detainee as defined in section 5(1) of the
Youth Justice Act 2005.
Youth Justice Court means the Youth Justice Court continued in
existence by section 45 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
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Division 1 Parole Board
3A Parole Board established
For this Act, there is a board to be known as the Parole Board of
the Northern Territory.
3B Membership of Board
(1) The Board must have 18 members who are to be:
(a) a lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at
least 10 years; and
(b) the Commissioner of Correctional Services; and
(c) 2 police officers nominated by the Commissioner of Police;
and
(d) 2 persons, each of whom is:
(i) a medical practitioner; or
(ii) a person registered under the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology
profession (other than as a student); and
(e) 2 persons, each of whom represents the interests of victims of
crime; and
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(f) 10 persons who reflect, as closely as possible, the
composition of the community at large and include women and
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.
(1A) The member mentioned in subsection (1)(a):
(a) is to be appointed in writing by the Administrator; and
(b) holds office for 5 years but, subject to sections 3E and 3EA,
may continue to hold office beyond 5 years until the
appointment of a successor; and
(c) is eligible for re-appointment.
(2) A member mentioned in subsection (1)(d), (e) or (f):
(a) is to be appointed in writing by the Administrator; and
(b) holds office for 3 years commencing on the date of
appointment; and
(c) is eligible for re-appointment.
(3) The validity of a decision or direction of the Board is not affected by
a vacancy in the membership of the Board.
3C Chairperson of Board
The member mentioned in section 3B(1)(a) is the Chairperson of
the Board.
3D Appointment of persons to act as appointed members
(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act as an appointed member:
(a) during a vacancy in the office of the member, whether or not
an appointment has previously been made to the office; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the member is
for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office.
(2) A person appointed to act under subsection (1) during a vacancy in
an office must not act in that office continuously for more than
12 months.
(3) A person is not to be appointed to act under subsection (1) as an
appointed member unless the person is eligible to be appointed as
such a member.
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(4) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act in
pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1) is not invalid on
the ground:
(a) the appointment was ineffective or had ceased to have effect;
or
(b) the occasion to act had not arisen or had ceased.
3E Resignation of appointed members
An appointed member may resign his or her office by writing signed
by the member and given to the Minister.
3EA Removal from office of appointed members
(1) The Administrator must terminate the appointment of an appointed
member if the member ceases to be eligible for appointment as
such a member.
(2) The Administrator may terminate the appointment of an appointed
member for inability, inefficiency, misconduct, or physical or mental
incapacity.
3EB Constitution of Board for different matters
(1) For a matter relating to a prisoner who is serving a term of
imprisonment for life for the offence of murder, the Board is
constituted by:
(a) the Chairperson; and
(b) the Commissioner of Correctional Services; and
(c) 8 other members of the Board nominated by the Chairperson:
(i) one of whom must be a member mentioned in
section 3B(1)(c); and
(ii) one of whom must be a member mentioned in
section 3B(1)(d); and
(iii) one of whom must be a member mentioned in
section 3B(1)(e); and
(iv) 5 of whom must be members mentioned in
section 3B(1)(f).
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(2) For a matter relating to any other prisoner, the Board is constituted
by:
(a) the Chairperson; and
(b) the Commissioner of Correctional Services; and
(c) 4 other members of the Board nominated by the Chairperson:
(i) one of whom must be a member mentioned in
section 3B(1)(c); and
(ii) one of whom must be a member mentioned in
section 3B(1)(e); and
(iii) 2 of whom must be members mentioned in
section 3B(1)(f); and
(d) if the Chairperson considers it desirable – one other member
of the Board nominated by the Chairperson who must be a
member mentioned in section 3B(1)(d).
(3) For any other matter, the Board is constituted by all members of the
Board.
3F Meetings of Board
(1) The Board must meet as often as the Chairperson thinks
necessary.
(2) A meeting of the Board must be convened by the Chairperson, or
by the Secretary to the Board on the direction of the Chairperson,
by notice in writing to the other members of the Board, and must be
held at the time and place specified in the notice.
(3) The Chairperson must preside at all meetings of the Board.
(4) At a meeting of the Board, a quorum is constituted by the following
members present in person or by proxy appointed under
section 3FA:
(a) for a matter relating to a prisoner who is serving a term of
imprisonment for life for the offence of murder – the
Chairperson and 7 other members;
(b) for a matter relating to any other prisoner – the Chairperson
and 3 other members;
(c) for any other matter – the Chairperson and 9 other members.
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(5) At a meeting of the Board:
(a) questions of law are to be determined by the Chairperson; and
(b) questions (other than questions of law) concerning the release
on parole of a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment
for life for the offence of murder are to be determined by a
unanimity of votes; and
(c) all other questions are to be determined by a majority of votes.
(6) The Chairperson has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an
equality of votes on a question to be determined by a majority of
votes, also has a casting vote.
(7) The Secretary to the Board must keep a record of its proceedings.
(8) Subject to this Act, the procedure at meetings of the Board must be
as the Board determines.
3FA Appointment of proxy by Commissioner of Correctional
Services
(1) If the Commissioner of Correctional Services is unable to attend a
meeting of the Board, the Commissioner may appoint a person
(excluding another member of the Board) to attend and vote at the
meeting as the Commissioner's proxy.
(2) The appointment of the proxy must be in writing given to the
Chairperson before the meeting.
3H Board to prepare annual report
(1) The Board must, as soon as practicable after each 31 December,
prepare and give to the Minister a report of its activities during the
year ended on that date.
(2) The Minister must table a copy of the report within 10 sitting days
after receiving it.
3HA Exclusion of rules of natural justice
Subject to this Act, the rules known as the rules of natural justice
(including any duty of procedural fairness) do not apply to or in
relation to a decision or action of the Chairperson or direction of the
Board under this Act.
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3J Actions not to lie against members or probation and parole
officers
(1) An action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, does not lie
against a member of the Board or probation and parole officer for or
in respect of an act or thing done in good faith by the member or
probation and parole officer in his or her capacity as member or
probation and parole officer, as the case may be.
(2) An act or thing is taken to have been done in good faith if the
member of the Board or probation and parole officer by whom the
act or thing was done was not actuated by ill-will to the person
affected or by any other improper motive.
3K Secretary to the Board
(1) The Minister may appoint a person to be Secretary to the Board.
(2) Subject to the directions of the Minister, the Secretary to the Board
must:
(a) act generally as secretary to the Board; and
(b) record minutes of meetings of the Board; and
(c) prepare the agenda of parole cases for each meeting of the
Board at which parole cases are to be considered; and
(d) prepare parole orders and other documents as directed by the
Board; and
(e) carry out such other duties as directed by the Board or
Chairperson.
Division 2 Probation and parole officers
3R Functions of probation and parole officers
It is the duty of a probation and parole officer:
(a) to supervise persons released on parole as assigned by the
Board; and
(aa) to supervise persons made subject to the supervision of a
probation and parole officer under a non-custodial supervision
order within the meaning of Part IIA of the Criminal Code; and
(b) to prepare reports as required by the Board; and
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(c) to maintain case records and statistics as required by the
Board; and
(d) to carry out the directions of the Board in relation to a parole
order; and
(e) to investigate and make reports to the Board on the
employment and place of living available to each person
applying for release on parole; and
(f) to perform such other duties as directed by the Board or
Chairperson.
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4 Chairperson may require attendance of prisoner
The Chairperson may require a prisoner to be brought before a
meeting of the Board at which a matter relating to the prisoner is to
be considered, if the Chairperson considers it necessary or
desirable.
4A Expert advice or opinion
The Board may, in considering a matter, seek the advice or opinion
of an expert on the matter.
4B Release on parole of prisoner serving life imprisonment for
murder
(1) This section applies if the Board is considering the release on
parole of a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for life
for the crime of murder.
(2) The Board may invite persons to make submissions on the matter
to the Board, including the following persons:
(a) members of the victim's family;
(b) if the prisoner is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who
identifies with a particular community of Aboriginals or Torres
Strait Islanders – representatives of that community.
(3) In considering the matter, the Board must have regard to the
principle that the public interest is of primary importance and, in
doing so, must give substantial weight to the following matters:
(a) the protection of the community as the paramount
consideration;
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(b) the likely effect of the prisoner's release on the victim's family;
(c) if the prisoner is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who
identifies with a particular community of Aboriginals or Torres
Strait Islanders – the likely effect of the prisoner's release on
that community.
(4) The Board must not make a parole order in relation to the prisoner
unless the Board considers that the prisoner has cooperated
satisfactorily in the investigation of the offence to identify the
location, or the last known location, of the remains of the victim of
the offence.
(5) For subsection (4), the cooperation may occur before or after the
prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment.
(6) For subsection (4), the Board must take into account any report by
the Commissioner of Police evaluating the prisoner's cooperation in
the investigation of the offence that is tendered to the Board.
(7) The Commissioner of Police, in preparing a report as mentioned in
subsection (6), must evaluate the following:
(a) the nature and extent of the prisoner's cooperation;
(b) the timeliness of the cooperation;
(c) the truthfulness, completeness and reliability of any
information or evidence provided by the prisoner;
(d) the significance and usefulness of the prisoner's cooperation.
(8) The Board must give reasons for any decision or direction of the
Board on the matter and those reasons must be included in the
record of its proceedings kept under section 3F(7).
4C Sanctions matrix
The Chairperson may, on behalf of the Board, from time to time, by
Gazette notice, determine a schedule of sanctions
(the sanctions matrix) for non-compliance with conditions of a
parole order.
5 Release on parole
(1) This section applies in relation to a person who is serving a term of
imprisonment for an offence (the relevant offence) for which a
non-parole period has been fixed under this Act or the
Sentencing Act 1995.
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(2) The Board may, by written order (a parole order), direct that the
person be released from custody on parole at a time after the expiry
of the non-parole period fixed by the sentencing court.
(3) A parole order in relation to a person is sufficient authority for the
release of the person from a custodial correctional facility.
Note for section 5
Another law may specify circumstances in which a parole order cannot be made.
See for example sections 12(2) and 29(2) of the Serious Sex Offenders Act 2013.
5A Parole order conditions
(1) It is a condition of a parole order that the person to whom the order
relates, during the parole period:
(a) is subject to supervision by a probation and parole officer; and
(b) must comply with all reasonable directions of the probation
and parole officer.
(2) A parole order is also subject to any other conditions specified in
the order.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), conditions specified in a parole
order may include any of the following:
(a) that the person to whom the order relates must reside at a
specified place;
(b) that the person is subject to monitoring (but not if the person is
a youth, unless the person was found guilty of the relevant
offence by the Supreme Court);
(c) that the sanctions regime applies in relation to instances of
non-compliance with the conditions of the order.
(4) In this section:
monitoring, of a person, means one or more of the following:
(a) the person must:
(i) wear or have attached, and not tamper with, destroy or
otherwise interfere with, an approved monitoring device
during the period the person is on parole, or a lesser
period fixed by the Board; and
(ii) allow the placing or installation in, and retrieval from, a
specified place of anything necessary for the effective
operation of the device;
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(b) the person must give a spoken sample of the person's voice
for use with an approved monitoring device.
5B Amendment or revocation of parole order – before expiry of
parole period
(1) At any time before the expiry of a person's parole period, the
Chairperson may:
(a) amend a parole order in relation to the person by:
(i) varying or revoking a condition of the order (other than
the condition mentioned in section 5A(1)); or
(ii) imposing additional conditions, including a condition that
the sanctions regime applies in relation to instances of
non-compliance with the conditions of the order; or
(b) revoke the parole order.
(2) An amendment under subsection (1)(a) of a condition of a person's
parole order:
(a) does not have effect until notice of the variation, revocation or
determination is given to the person; and
(b) has no effect if notice is not given to the person before the
expiry of the parole period.
5C Commission of offence or contravention of condition during
parole period
(1) This section applies in relation to the following persons to whom a
parole order relates:
(a) a person who:
(i) is found guilty, whether before or after the expiry of the
parole period under the order, of an offence committed
during the parole period; and
(ii) is sentenced for that offence to a sentence that does not
include a term of actual imprisonment;
(b) a person who:
(i) is proceeded against, whether before or after the expiry
of the parole period under the order, for an offence
committed during the parole period; and
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(ii) who is released by the court on condition as to future
good behaviour or any other condition;
(c) a person who, during the parole period under the order, failed
to comply with a condition of the order.
(2) The Chairperson may, by written order, direct that the person's
parole order be revoked even after the parole period has expired.
(3) The Chairperson cannot make an order under subsection (2) after
the parole period has expired if, before the expiry, the Chairperson
was aware of the relevant matter mentioned in subsection (1)(a),
(b) or (c).
(4) If the Chairperson makes an order under subsection (2), the parole
order is taken to have been revoked immediately before the expiry
of the parole period.
(5) In this section:
offence includes an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a
State or another Territory.
5D Parole order taken to be revoked
(1) This section applies in relation to a person who:
(a) while on parole, commits an offence; and
(b) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the offence.
(2) The parole order is taken to have been revoked at the time of
sentencing or, if the parole period has already expired immediately
before the expiry of the parole period.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the person's parole order is not taken to
have been revoked if the term of imprisonment mentioned in
subsection (1)(b) is wholly suspended.
(4) However, if the suspended term of imprisonment is wholly or
partially restored, the parole order is taken to be revoked when the
person is committed into the custody of the Commissioner of
Correctional Services.
(5) In this section:
offence includes an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a
State or another Territory.
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5E Requirements when sanctions regime condition of parole
order
(1) This section applies if the sanctions regime applies in relation to a
person's parole order.
(2) If this section applies:
(a) the person must be given a copy of the sanctions matrix; and
(b) a probation and parole officer must explain to the person the
consequences of non-compliance with the conditions of the
parole order; and
(c) the person must acknowledge that the person has been given
a copy of the sanctions matrix and the consequences of
non-compliance have been explained to the person.
(3) Subsection (2) must be complied with:
(a) if section 5A(3)(c) applies – before the person is released on
parole; or
(b) if section 5B(1)(a)(ii) applies – as soon as practicable after the
Chairperson amends the parole order.
5F Application of sanctions regime
(1) This section applies if a person's parole order includes a condition
that the sanctions regime applies to the person's parole order.
(2) If a probation and parole officer believes on reasonable grounds
that an instance of non-compliance with a condition of the person's
parole order has occurred, the officer must give a written report
about the matter to the Chairperson as soon as practicable after the
instance of non-compliance.
(3) If the Chairperson is satisfied that an instance of non-compliance
has occurred, the Chairperson may:
(a) issue a written warning; or
(b) impose the applicable sanction under the sanctions matrix; or
(c) revoke the person's parole order; or
(d) take no action.
(4) A sanction imposed under subsection (3)(b) must not have the
effect of extending the term of imprisonment imposed at sentence.
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(5) If the Chairperson decides that sanctions under the sanctions
matrix are to be imposed in relation to multiple instances of
non-compliance, the total sanction imposed must not be greater
than the longest of the individual sanctions that apply in relation to
the instances of non-compliance.
(6) If, under subsection (3)(b) the Chairperson imposes a sanction
under the sanctions matrix, the Chairperson must, by written order:
(a) state that the Chairperson has imposed a sanction under
subsection (3)(b); and
(b) specify the nature of the non-compliance and the sanction
imposed.
(7) The written order is authority for a police officer to arrest the person
and bring the person before the Local Court.
(8) The Local Court must issue a warrant of commitment of the person
into the custody of the Commissioner of Correctional Services to
serve the period specified in the Chairperson's order as a sanction
as part of the original sentence of imprisonment if:
(a) the person:
(i) is brought before the court in accordance with
subsection (7); or
(ii) otherwise appears before the court; and
(b) the court is satisfied that the Chairperson has made an order
under subsection (6), imposing a sanction under the sanctions
matrix.
(9) The effect of a person's parole order is suspended by the warrant of
commitment mentioned in subsection (8).
5G Arrest of person
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a parole order in relation to a person is revoked; or
(b) the person to whom a parole order relates has, during the
parole period, whether or not that period has already expired,
failed to comply with a condition of the parole order; or
(c) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has
failed to comply with a condition of a parole order that relates
to the person.
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(2) A police officer may:
(a) if the person is in the Territory – arrest the person without a
warrant; or
(b) if the person is, or if there are reasonable grounds for
suspecting the person is, in a State or another Territory – with
a warrant mentioned in subsection (3), arrest the person.
Note for subsection (2)
Section 126AB of the Police Administration Act 1978 also confers a power on a
member of the Police Force of the Territory to enter a place for the purpose of
arresting a person mentioned in paragraph (a).
(3) A court may, on application by the Director of Public Prosecutions,
issue a warrant authorising a police officer to arrest a person
mentioned in subsection (2)(b).
(4) If a police officer arrests a person under this section, the officer
must, as soon as practicable, bring the person before the Local
Court.
6 Cancellation of parole by court
(1) If a police officer arrests a person in the circumstances specified in
section 5G(1)(b) or (c), the court before which the person is brought
may, in its absolute discretion but subject to subsection (2), cancel
the parole order.
(2) The court must not, under subsection (1), cancel a parole order
unless it is satisfied that the person has failed, without reasonable
excuse, to comply with a condition of the parole order.
(3) Where the court cancels a parole order and the parole period in
relation to the order has already expired, the parole order is taken
to have been cancelled as from the time immediately before the
expiration of the parole period.
7 Issue of warrant where parole order revoked or cancelled
The Local Court must issue a warrant of commitment of a person
into the custody of the Commissioner of Correctional Services to
serve the part of the term of imprisonment to which the parole order
relates that the person has not served, if:
(a) the person is:
(i) brought before the Local Court under section 5G(4); or
(ii) appears before the Local Court; and
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(b) the court is satisfied that the parole order in relation to the
person has been revoked or the court cancels the parole order
in relation to the person.
8 Remand of person
(1) Where a person has been brought before the Local Court under
section 5G(4), the court may defer or adjourn the hearing of the
matter and may:
(a) by warrant from time to time remand the person into the
custody of the Commissioner of Correctional Services until the
time appointed for continuing the hearing; or
(b) grant the person bail in accordance with the Bail Act 1982.
9 Release of person on bail
(1) Where:
(a) a warrant has been issued in respect of a person under
section 7; and
(b) an appeal is instituted by the person in pursuance of
section 10;
the Local Court may, on the application of the person, grant the
person bail in accordance with the Bail Act 1982.
(2) Where an appeal under section 10 is allowed, a bail undertaking
and any bail conditions entered into pursuant to a grant of bail
under subsection (1) ceases to have effect.
(3) Where a person has been released on bail pursuant to a grant of
bail made under subsection (1), a warrant issued under section 7 in
respect of the person must not, unless the person fails to comply
with the person's bail undertaking or an agreement entered into by
the person pursuant to a bail condition, be executed or further
executed before the appeal is disposed of.
10 Appeal from decision to cancel parole order
(1) Where the Local Court, in pursuance of section 6, cancels a parole
order, the person to whom the order relates may appeal to the
Supreme Court against the cancellation and the Supreme Court
must:
(a) if it is satisfied that the ground on which the parole order was
cancelled has been established – confirm the cancellation; or
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(b) if it is not so satisfied – order that the cancellation and any
warrant issued as a result of the cancellation cease to have
effect.
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) is by way of re-hearing, but the
Supreme Court may have regard to any evidence given before the
Local Court.
11 Service of term of imprisonment
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a parole order in relation to a person is revoked or cancelled
and the person is taken into custody under this Act; or
(b) a person is taken into custody to serve a sanction.
(2) During any period of custody as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)
or (b), the person is taken to be serving the part of the term of
imprisonment that remained to be served at the commencement of
the person's parole period (the remainder).
(3) For a person mentioned in subsection (1)(b), any time spent in
custody between the person's arrest under section 5F(7) and the
time the person enters into the custody of the Commissioner of
Correctional Services under section 5F(8) is taken to be time
served as part of the remainder.
(4) In accordance with subsection (3), the Local Court must backdate
the warrant of commitment issued under section 5F(8) to reflect the
time the person spent in custody after the person's arrest.
13 Release of person on parole after revocation or cancellation of
previous parole order
A parole order may be made in relation to a person even if a
previous parole order in relation to the person has been revoked or
is taken to have been revoked, or has been cancelled.
13A Release on parole after serving sanction
(1) This section applies if a person has served a sanction.
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(2) At the completion of serving the sanction, the person is to be
released again on parole and, while on parole, continues to be
subject to the parole order originally applying to the person when
the sanction was imposed.
Note for subsection (2)
Section 14A provides for circumstances where the parole order originally
applying may be modified.
(3) A probation and parole officer must, before the person is released
under the parole order originally applying to the person or as soon
as practicable after the person's release:
(a) explain to the person that the sanctions regime will continue to
apply as a condition of the person's parole order, and warn the
person accordingly; and
(b) advise the person that the person will continue to be
supervised by a probation and parole officer until the parole
period expires or the person's parole order is revoked or
cancelled.
13B Effect of serving sanction on sentence
(1) This section applies if a person's parole order includes a condition
that the sanctions regime applies to the order.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) the expiry of the parole period is
unaffected by the imposition of a sanction.
(3) If the person's parole order is revoked or cancelled, in determining
the time remaining to be served under the person's sentence of
imprisonment, only the time the person has spent in custody is
taken into account as time already served, including:
(a) time spent in custody before the person was initially released
on parole; and
(b) time spent in custody serving a sanction.
Note for section 13B
The effect of subsections (2) and (3) is that the person receives "credit" for time
spent in the community under a parole order as well as time served as a
sanction, but if the parole order is revoked or cancelled, there is no "credit" for
time spent in the community.
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14 Effect of parole order on sentence
(1) If a parole order that is not subject to the sanctions regime is made
in relation to a person:
(a) the person is taken to be still under sentence of imprisonment,
and not to have served the part of the term of imprisonment
that remained to be served at the commencement of the
parole period, until the parole period expires without the parole
order being revoked or cancelled or until the person is
otherwise discharged from that imprisonment; and
(b) if the parole period expires without the parole order being
revoked or cancelled, the person is taken to have served the
part of the term of imprisonment that remained to be served at
the commencement of the parole period and to have been
discharged from that imprisonment.
(2) Where a parole order in relation to a person is, under section 5C
or 5D, taken to have been revoked as from the time immediately
before the expiration of the parole period, subsection (1) has effect
as if the parole period had not expired without the parole order
being revoked or cancelled.
(3) Where a parole order in relation to a person is, under section 6(3),
taken to have been cancelled as from the time immediately before
the expiration of the parole period, subsection (1) has effect as if
the parole period had not expired without the parole order being
revoked or cancelled.
14A Alternative conditions under sanctions regime when
re-released on parole
When a person is released on parole after serving a sanction, the
Chairperson may amend the person's parole order by varying the
conditions of parole.
15 Remission already earned before parole order revoked or
cancelled
Where:
(a) a parole order in relation to a person is revoked or cancelled
under this Act; and
(b) before the revocation or cancellation, the person had earned
under a law of the Territory a period of partial remission of the
sentence of imprisonment in respect of which the parole order
was made;
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the period so earned must, despite this or any other law of the
Territory, be deducted from the term of imprisonment that remains
to be served as a result of the revocation or cancellation of the
parole order.
Part 4 Miscellaneous matters
16 Exercise of Royal prerogative of mercy and operation of other
Commonwealth laws or Territory laws
This Act does not affect:
(a) the exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy; or
(c) the operation of any other law of the Commonwealth, or of any
law in force in the Territory, relating to the release of
offenders.
17 Regulations
The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
Part 5 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2016
18 Definitions
In this Part:
commencement means the commencement of the Parole
Amendment Act 2016.
19 Application of amendments
(1) Section 4B applies to the Board on and after the commencement
when considering whether to make a parole order in relation to a
prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for life for the crime
of murder.
(2) Section 4B also applies to the Board if:
(a) a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for life for the
crime of murder has been released on parole, whether before
or after the commencement; and
(b) the parole of the prisoner is cancelled under section 6 on or
after the commencement; and
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(c) that cancellation is not set aside under section 10; and
(d) the Board is subsequently considering whether to make a
further parole order in relation to the prisoner.
(3) However, section 4B does not apply to the Board in relation to a
prisoner:
(a) who has been released on parole before the commencement
(unless subsection (2) applies); or
(b) in relation to whom the Board has made a parole order before
the commencement if:
(i) the prisoner has not been released before the
commencement; and
(ii) the parole order is not revoked before the prisoner is
released under the order.
Part 6 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2017
20 Application of amendments
This Act, as amended by the Parole Amendment Act 2017
(the amendment Act), applies in relation to a parole order, even if
the parole order was entered into before the commencement of the
amendment Act.
Part 7 Transitional matters for Parole Amendment
Act 2021
21 Definitions
In this Part:
amending Act means the Parole Amendment Act 2021.
commencement means the commencement of section 5 of the
amending Act.
22 Change in membership of the Board
(1) On the commencement, the member of the Board under
section 3B(1)(a) immediately before the commencement goes out
of office.
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(2) Despite the change made to the membership of the Board by
section 5 of the amending Act:
(a) the Board is taken to be the same body after the
commencement as it was before the commencement; and
(b) a matter that was before the Board but not finally determined
before the commencement may be further considered and
determined after the commencement.
ENDNOTES
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1971 (Act No. 33, 1971)
Assent date 16 June 1971
Commenced 10 May 1972 (Gaz No. 19, 10 May 1972, p 161)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973)
Assent date 11 December 1973
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 12(2))
Amending Legislation
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 34, 1974)
Assent date 26 August 1974
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 3(2))
Ordinances Revision Ordinance (No. 2) 1974 (Act No. 69, 1974)
Assent date 24 October 1974
Commenced 11 December 1973 (s 3)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 27, 1976)
Assent date 28 June 1976
Commenced ss 1, 2 and 6: 28 June 1976 (s 6(2)); ss 3 and 4:
11 December 1973; s 5: 24 October 1974
Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 46, 1974)
Assent date 23 September 1974
Commenced 23 September 1974
Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 61, 1976)
Assent date 26 November 1976
Commenced 1 December 1976 (Gaz No. 48A, 30 November 1976, p 1409)
ENDNOTES
Parole Act 1971 26
Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1977 (Act No. 36, 1977)
Assent date 29 July 1977
Commenced 9 September 1977 (Gaz No. 36, 9 September 1977, p 4)
Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)
Assent date 1 July 1978
Commenced 1 July 1978 (s 8)
Law Officers Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 61, 1978)
Assent date 1 July 1978
Commenced 1 July 1978
Statute Law Revision Act 1978 (Act No. 95, 1978)
Assent date 5 September 1978
Commenced 5 September 1978
Parole of Prisoners Act 1979 (Act No. 100, 1979)
Assent date 3 September 1979
Commenced 3 September 1979
Remuneration (Statutory Bodies) Act 1979 (Act No. 9, 1980)
Assent date 14 January 1980
Commenced 8 February 1980 (Gaz G6, 8 February 1980, p 6)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 3) 1981 (Act No. 91, 1981)
Assent date 21 September 1981
Commenced 21 September 1981
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 4) 1981 (Act No. 4, 1982)
Assent date 12 February 1982
Commenced 12 February 1982
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 1982 (Act No. 9, 1982)
Assent date 8 April 1982
Commenced 8 April 1982
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982 (Act No. 63, 1982)
Assent date 8 October 1982
Commenced 29 June 1983 (s 2, s 2 Bail Act 1982 (Act No. 57, 1982) and
Gaz S19, 29 June 1983)
Law Officers Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 (Act No. 48, 1986)
Assent date 10 December 1986
Commenced 19 December 1986 (Gaz S87, 17 December 1986)
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 1987 (Act No. 52, 1987)
Assent date 16 November 1987
Commenced 3 February 1988 (s 2, s 2 Criminal Law (Conditional Release
of Offenders) Amendment Act 1987 (Act No. 53, 1987) and
Gaz S2, 1 February 1988)
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 37, 1989)
Assent date 20 September 1989
Commenced 1 November 1989 (Gaz G43, 1 November 1989, p 7)
ENDNOTES
Parole Act 1971 27
Director of Public Prosecutions (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 29,
1990)
Assent date 11 June 1990
Commenced 21 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Director of Public Prosecutions
Act 1990 (Act No. 35, 1990) and Gaz G2, 16 January 1991,
p 9)
Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994)
Assent date 20 September 1994
Commenced 20 September 1994
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing
Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 1997 (Act No. 8, 1997)
Assent date 26 March 1997
Commenced 26 March 1997
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 13, 2002)
Assent date 7 June 2002
Commenced 15 June 2002 (s 2 Criminal Code Amendment (Mental
Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 2002 (Act No. 11,
2002))
Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Act 2003 (Act No. 3, 2004)
Assent date 7 January 2004
Commenced 11 February 2004 (Gaz G6, 11 February 2004, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2004 (Act No. 54, 2004)
Assent date 15 September 2004
Commenced 27 October 2004 (Gaz G43, 27 October 2004, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Justice (Corrections) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 24, 2011)
Assent date 31 August 2011
Commenced ss 3, 9 to 11, 15 to 17, 19, 20, 24, 33, 42, schs 1 and 2, sch 4
pt 1 and sch 5: 31 August 2011 (s 2); rem: 27 February 2012
(Gaz S9, 21 February 2012)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 30, 2011)
Assent date 31 August 2011
Commenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 5)
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 32, 2011)
Assent date 15 November 2011
Commenced 15 February 2012 (Gaz G7, 15 February 2012, p 6)
Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (Act No. 17,
2012)
Assent date 22 May 2012
Commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)
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Parole Act 1971 28
Serious Sex Offenders Act 2013 (Act No. 9, 2013)
Assent date 3 May 2013
Commenced 1 July 2013 (Gaz G24, 12 June 2013, p 2)
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 40, 2013)
Assent date 19 December 2013
Commenced 15 January 2014 (Gaz G2, 15 January 2014, p 2)
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,
2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Parole Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 37, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Parole Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 28, 2016)
Assent date 13 July 2016
Commenced 5 August 2016 (Gaz S85, 5 August 2016)
Parole Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 17, 2017)
Assent date 30 August 2017
Commenced 13 September 2017 (Gaz G37, 13 September 2017, p 6)
Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 19, 2017)
Assent date 30 October 2017
Commenced 5 January 2018 (Gaz G51, 20 December 2017, p 4)
Parole Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 21, 2021)
Assent date 7 October 2021
Commenced 8 October 2021 (s 2)
Police Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 8, 2025)
Assent date 7 April 2025
Commenced 8 April 2025 (s 2)
3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
s 5 Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 61, 1976)
s 4 Parole of Prisoners Ordinance 1977 (Act No. 36, 1977)
s 6 Parole of Prisoners Act 1979 (Act No. 100, 1979)
s 6 Parole of Prisoners Amendment Act 1997 (Act No. 8, 1997)
pt 5 Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Act 2003 (Act No. 3,
2004)
ENDNOTES
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4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Ordinances Revision
Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973) (as amended) to the following provisions:
ss 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, and 16.
5 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 3AB, 5, 8 and 9.
6 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 17, 1996, s 6
pt 1 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 1 amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 27, 2014, s 25
s 2 amd No. 91, 1981, s 2
s 3 amd No. 61, 1976, s 6; No. 100, 1979, ss 3 and 5; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 3,
2004, s 11; No. 54, 2004, s 7; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 24, 2011, ss 12 and 15;
No. 27, 2014, s 27; No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 17, 2017, s 4; No. 21, 2021, s 4
s 3AA ins No. 17, 2017, s 5
s 3AB ins No. 19, 2017, s 38
pt 2 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
pt 2
div 1 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 3A hdg sub No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 3A ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 3B ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, s 8; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 37, 1989, s 4
sub No. 3, 2004, s 12
amd No. 44, 2005, s 22; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 17, 2012, s 55; No. 40, 2013,
s 4; No. 27, 2014, s 27; No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 21, 2021, s 5
s 3C ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 91, 1981, s 2
sub No. 3, 2004, s 12
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 40, 2013, s 9
s 3D ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, s 5
rep No. 9, 1980, s 6
ins No. 3, 2004, s 12
amd No. 40, 2013, s 9; No. 21, 2021, s 6
s 3E ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, s 8; No. 54, 1978, s 3
sub No. 3, 2004, s 12
s 3EA ins No. 3, 2004, s 12
amd No. 40, 2013, s 9; No. 21, 2021, s 7
s 3EB ins No. 3, 2004, s 12
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
sub No. 40, 2013, s 5
amd No. 27, 2014, s 27; No. 37, 2014, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45
ENDNOTES
Parole Act 1971 30
s 3F ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 3, 2004, s 13; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 40, 2013,
s 6; No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 3FA ins No. 40, 2013, s 7
amd No. 27, 2014, s 27
s 3G ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
rep No. 28, 2016, s 4
s 3GA ins No. 3, 2004, s 14
rep No. 28, 2016, s 4
s 3GB ins No. 3, 2004, s 14
amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
rep No. 28, 2016, s 4
s 3H ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, s 8; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 3, 2004, s 15; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 3HA ins No. 37, 1989, s 5
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 3J ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 27, 2014, s 27
s 3K ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, ss 6 and 8; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 40,
2013, s 8
pt 2
div 2 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
amd No. 27, 2014, s 27
ss 3L – 3N ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
rep No. 36, 1977, s 7
s 3P hdg sub No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 3P ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 36, 1977, s 8; No. 54, 1978, s 3; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 54, 2004,
s 7; No. 30, 2011, s 3
rep No. 27, 2014, s 26
s 3Q ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
rep No. 27, 2014, s 26
s 3R ins No. 61, 1976, s 7
amd No. 13, 2002, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 9, 2013, s 123; No. 27, 2014,
s 27
s 4 sub No. 61, 1976, s 8
amd No. 61, 1978, s 4; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 48, 1986, s 9; No. 52, 1987,
s 3; No. 29, 1990, s 7
rep No. 17, 1996, s 6
ins No. 24, 2011, s 13
rep No. 27, 2014, s 26
ins No. 28, 2016, s 5
pt 3 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 4A ins No. 61, 1976, s 8
rep No. 17, 1996, s 6
ins No. 28, 2016, s 5
s 4B ins No. 28, 2016, s 5
s 4C ins No. 17, 2017, s 6
s 5 amd No. 61, 1976, s 9; No. 100, 1979, ss 4 and 5; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 9,
1982, s 3; No. 48, 1986, s 9; No. 37, 1989, s 6; No. 29, 1990, s 7; No. 50,
1994, s 16 No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 8, 1997, s 3; No. 3, 2004, s 16; No. 30,
2011, s 3; No. 24, 2011, ss 14 and 15; No. 32, 2011, s 19; No. 9, 2013,
s 124; No. 27, 2014, s 27; No. 8, 2016, s 45
sub No. 17, 2017, s 6
ss 5A – 5F ins No. 17, 2017, s 6
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s 5G ins No. 17, 2017, s 6
amd No. 8, 2025, s 10
s 6 amd No. 100, 1979, s 5; No. 9, 1982, s 4; No. 37, 1989, s 7; No. 8, 1997, s 4;
No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 24, 2011, s 15; No. 17, 2017, s 7
s 7 amd No. 100, 1979, s 5; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45
sub No. 17, 2017, s 8
s 8 amd No. 100, 1979, s 5; No. 63, 1982, s 4; No. 27, 2014, s 27; No. 8, 2016,
s 45; No. 17, 2017, s 9
s 9 amd No. 63, 1982, s 5; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 10 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 11 amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 30, 2011, s 3
sub No. 17, 2017, s 10
s 12 amd No. 61, 1976, s 10; No. 61, 1978, s 4; No. 100, 1979, s 5; No. 9, 1981,
s 4; No. 9, 1982, s 5; No. 48, 1986, s 9; No. 37, 1989, s 8
rep No. 17, 1996, s 6
s 13 sub No. 61, 1976, s 11
amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 13A – 13B ins No. 17, 2017, s 11
s 14 amd No. 100, 1979, s 5; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 37, 1989, s 9; No. 8, 1997,
s 5; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 17, 2017, s 12
s 14A ins No. 17, 2017, s 13
s 15 sub No. 46, 1974, s 3
amd No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 37, 1989, s 10; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 27, 2014,
s 27
pt 4 hdg ins No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 16 amd No. 4, 1982, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 24, 2011, s 15
s 17 amd No. 95, 1978, s 14; No. 91, 1981, s 2; No. 30, 2011, s 3
pt 5 hdg ins No. 28, 2016, s 6
ss 18 – 19 ins No. 28, 2016, s 6
pt 6 hdg ins No. 17, 2017, s 14
s 20 ins No. 17, 2017, s 14
pt 7 hdg ins No. 21, 2021, s 8
ss 21 – 22 ins No. 21, 2021, s 8