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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Release at statutory release date

17: Release at statutory release date

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"When you go to prison, you get out on your statutory release date, which is the latest day you can stay in prison."

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When you are in prison, you have a special date called your statutory release date. This date is the latest release date of the sentence you are serving. You will be released from prison on your statutory release date. However, this is subject to section 179A of the Corrections Act 2004.

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Release: Release at statutory release date

17Release at statutory release date

  1. The statutory release date of an offender is the release date of the sentence to which the offender is subject (including any notional single sentences) that has the latest release date.

  2. An offender who is detained in a prison on his or her statutory release date must be released from detention on that date.

  3. Subsection (2) is subject to section 179A of the Corrections Act 2004.

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Notes
  • Section 17(2): amended, on , by section 13 of the Parole Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 28).
  • Section 17(2): amended, on , by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).
  • Section 17(3): added, on , by section 36(2) of the Corrections Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 3).