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CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 127

Parole applications—notice of hearing

    (1)     The board must give written notice of a hearing required by section 126 (2) (b) to each of the following:

        (a)     the offender;

        (b)     the director-general;

        (c)     the director of public prosecutions.

    (2)     The notice must include the following:

        (a)     a statement to the effect that the board considers that the documents before it do not justify paroling the offender;

        (b)     details of when and where the hearing is to be held;

        (c)     an invitation to the offender to tell the board, within 7 days after the day the offender receives the notice and in writing, if the offender wishes to do either or both of the following:

              (i)     appear at the hearing;

              (ii)     make a submission to the board about being paroled;

        (d)     a statement about the effect of section 128.

    (3)     The notice—

        (a)     may include anything else the board considers appropriate; and

        (b)     subject to section 192 (Confidentiality of board information), must be accompanied by a copy of any report or other document intended to be used by the board in deciding whether the offender should be paroled.



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