Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this section—
(a) an order made under subsection 20 (1); or
(b) an order made under subsection 5 (2) of the repealed Ordinance.
(2) Where a judge of the Supreme Court is satisfied by information on oath that a person has failed to comply with a condition of a parole order, the judge may issue a warrant for the apprehension of the person and for the bringing of the person before the Board.
(3) Where a judge of the Supreme Court is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a person will not comply with a condition of a parole order, the judge may issue a warrant for the apprehension of the person and for the bringing of the person before the Board.
(4) A warrant under subsection (2) or (3) shall—
(a) be in writing signed by the judge by whom it is issued;
(b) be directed to all police officers or to a named police officer;
(c) state shortly the matter of the information on which it is founded; and
(d) order the apprehension of the person to whom the warrant relates and the bringing of that person before the Board.
(5) A warrant under subsection (2) or (3) may be issued on Sunday as on any other day.
(6) A person who has been apprehended under a warrant issued under this section shall be brought before the Board as soon as practicable after he or she is taken into custody.
(7) Where a person who has been apprehended under a warrant issued under this section is brought before the Board, the Board may—
(a) revoke the parole order in relation to that person;
(b) vary the parole order in relation to that person; or
(c) direct that the person be released from custody.
(8) Where a parole order is revoked, the person to whom the order related shall, unless he or she is again released on parole, be liable to be detained in prison for a period equal to the period for which he or she was liable, on the date on which he or she was released on parole under the revoked order, to be detained in prison.