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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Parole

29: Standard release conditions

You could also call this:

"Rules you must follow when you're released on parole"

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When you are released on parole, standard release conditions apply to you. These conditions are rules you must follow when you are on parole. The Parole Board decides how long these conditions last.

If you have a sentence with a fixed end date, the Board may choose how long the standard release conditions apply to you. However, this period cannot be less than 6 months and cannot go more than 6 months past your statutory release date. The standard release conditions will be in force for a certain period, which depends on your sentence and any special conditions the Board gives you.

If you have a sentence with no fixed end date, the standard release conditions apply to you for the rest of your life, unless the Board changes or cancels them under section 58. You can also have special conditions imposed on you by the Board under section 29AA(1), which can affect how long your standard release conditions last. The Board's decisions about your release conditions are important to follow.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Release: Parole

29Standard release conditions

  1. The standard release conditions apply to every offender who is released on parole.

  2. In the case of an offender who is subject to 1 or more determinate sentences, the Board may specify a period for which the standard release conditions are in force.

  3. However, the period specified under subsection (2) may not be less than 6 months and may not extend for more than 6 months after the offender's statutory release date.

  4. The standard release conditions that apply under subsection (1) are in force,—

  5. in the case of an offender who is subject to 1 or more determinate sentences,—
    1. if the Board specifies a period under subsection (2), for the specified period:
      1. if the Board imposes any special conditions on the offender under section 29AA(1), for the period that the special conditions are in force:
        1. if the Board does not specify a period, and does not impose any special conditions, for 6 months:
        2. in the case of an offender who is subject to an indeterminate sentence, for the rest of the offender's life, unless the release conditions are varied or discharged by the Board under section 58.

          Notes
          • Section 29: replaced, on , by section 15 of the Parole Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 4).