New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 149

149 Decision following review

(1) After reviewing all the reports, documents, submissions and other information placed before it, the Parole Authority must decide--

(a) whether or not the offender should be released on parole, or

(b) whether, for reasons specified by the Parole Authority in its minutes, the question of whether or not the offender should be released on parole should be deferred.

(2) The question of whether or not the offender should be released on parole--

(a) may be deferred once only, and

(b) may not be deferred for more than 2 months.

(3) If the Parole Authority decides than the offender should be released on parole, it must make an order directing the release of the offender on parole on a day occurring during a period specified in accordance with section 151.

(4) If the Parole Authority decides that the offender should not be released on parole, the Parole Authority--

(b) must cause notice that it does not intend to make a parole order to be served on the offender.