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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Procedures for certain hearings

50A: Submissions from, and interviews with, certain victims

You could also call this:

"Hearing from victims who aren't automatically included in the process"

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If you are a victim of a crime, but not the kind of victim defined in section 4(1) of this Act, you might still be considered a victim under section 4 of the Victims' Rights Act 2002. You can write to the Board to give them information or make submissions about the matter they are deciding on at a hearing, as mentioned in section 42. You can also ask to speak to the Board in person, with their permission, and follow the rules in section 49(4).

If you want to give information or make submissions, you can ask the Board for the date of the hearing and any other information you need to do this. The Board will try to help you with this. Neither the Board nor anyone else can be held responsible for anything they do as part of their job under this section, unless they do something in bad faith.

If the Board does something as part of their job under this section or section 50B, they are not liable for it, unless they acted in bad faith. This means they cannot be sued or punished for doing their job, unless they intentionally did something wrong. You should know that the Board has to follow the rules and do their job fairly and honestly.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Release: Procedures for certain hearings

50ASubmissions from, and interviews with, certain victims

  1. This section applies to a person who—

  2. is not a victim as defined in section 4(1) of this Act; but
    1. is a victim as defined in section 4 of the Victims' Rights Act 2002.

      1. To avoid doubt, the person—

      2. may, by writing to the Board, make submissions on, or give information relevant to, the substantive matter to be decided at a hearing referred to in section 42; and
        1. may, with the leave of the Board, attend and make oral submissions to the Board, in accordance with section 49(4).

          1. If the person seeks information from the Board in order to take a step in subsection (2)(a) or (b), the Board may—

          2. advise the person of the relevant hearing date; and
            1. give the person any other information that is reasonably necessary to enable the person to take the step.

              1. Neither the Board nor any other person has any liability for any act done in pursuance, or intended pursuance, of the Board's functions under this section or section 50B, unless the act was done in bad faith.

              Notes
              • Section 50A: inserted, on , by section 53 of the Victims' Rights Act 2002 (2002 No 39).
              • Section 50A(2): replaced, on , by section 22(1) of the Parole Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 4).
              • Section 50A(3): amended, on , by section 22(2) of the Parole Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 4).