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Parole Act 2002

New Zealand Parole Board and amendments to other enactments relating to parole and release generally - Membership of Board

112: Chairperson of Board

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"The person in charge of the Parole Board"

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The chairperson of the Board is a special person who helps the Board work properly. You can be the chairperson if you are a High Court Judge, a former High Court Judge, a District Court Judge, or a former District Court Judge. The chairperson's main job is to make sure the Board does its work efficiently and effectively, following the rules of the Parole Act 2002.

The chairperson has other jobs too, like making referrals to the Board for early release under section 25, or for compassionate release under section 41. They can also make interim recall orders under section 62, and allocate people to review decisions under section 67. The chairperson must do anything else they are required to do under this Act or any other law.

The chairperson can also sit in on any panel hearing, and can even be the person in charge of the panel.

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Membership of Board

112Chairperson of Board

  1. The member appointed as chairperson must be a Judge of the High Court or a former Judge of the High Court, or a District Court Judge or a former District Court Judge.

  2. The primary function of the chairperson is to ensure that the Board carries out its functions in accordance with this Act in an efficient and effective manner.

  3. Without limiting the function described in subsection (2), it is also the function of the chairperson to—

  4. make referrals to the Board for early release under section 25; and
    1. make referrals to the Board for compassionate release under section 41; and
      1. make interim recall orders under section 62; and
        1. allocate panel convenors to undertake reviews of decisions under section 67; and
          1. do anything else that the chairperson is required to do under this Act or any other enactment.

            1. The chairperson may sit as a member (including as a panel convenor) at any panel hearing.