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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Parole

23: No consideration for parole of offenders on compassionate release

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"No parole for people released from prison for compassionate reasons"

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If you are an offender who is released on compassionate release, you may not be considered for parole by the Board. The Board is the group that decides who can be paroled. You cannot be considered for parole if you have been released on compassionate release, as stated in the Parole Act 2002, which was amended by the Parole Amendment Act 2007.

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Release: Parole

23No consideration for parole of offenders on compassionate release

  1. An offender who is released on compassionate release may not be considered for parole by the Board.

Notes
  • Section 23: substituted, on , by section 15 of the Parole Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 28).