635Child or young person still under sentence until end of parole period

635 Child or young person still under sentence until end of parole period

(1) A child or young person is to be regarded as having served their period of detention if—

(a) at the end of the parole period the Youth Parole Board has not made an order cancelling the child's or young person's parole under section 636(1); or

(b) during the parole period the child or young person has not committed, whether in Victoria or elsewhere, an offence for which the child or young person could be sentenced to a term of imprisonment or period of detention in a youth justice custodial centre for more than 3 months.

(2) Until the parole period ends or until the child or young person is otherwise discharged from the sentence of detention, a child or young person released on parole is to be regarded as being still under sentence and as not having served their period of detention.

Division 3—Cancellation of parole