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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Release - Actual release

54: Police must be advised

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"Police get told when you're released from prison and what rules you must follow"

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When you are released from prison, the person in charge must tell the Police a few things. They must tell the Police the date you will be released, the conditions you must follow when you are released, and the date you would have been released if you had served your full sentence. The person in charge must give the Police this information before you are released from prison. If you have to follow rules about where you can live, the person in charge must also tell the Police when these rules start and end.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Release: Actual release

54Police must be advised

  1. Before an offender is released from detention in a prison, the chief executive must advise the Police of—

  2. the date on which the offender is to be released; and
    1. the offender's release conditions; and
      1. the offender's statutory release date.

        1. Before an offender becomes subject to residential restrictions, the chief executive must advise the Police of the date on which the restrictions commence and the date on which they cease to apply.

        Notes
        • Section 54: substituted, on , by section 33 of the Parole Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 28).