Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 174

174 Parole application if finite sentence imposed

(1) An offender on whom a finite sentence has been imposed may apply under the Corrective Services Act 2006 for release on parole under that Act.

(2) However, an application under subsection (1) can not be made less than 6 months before the relevant period of imprisonment for the offender ends.

(3) If the decision on the application is to grant the parole, the Queensland board must decide the parole period.

(4) The board can not on the application decide a parole period that ends before the relevant period of imprisonment ends.

(5) The board may decide a parole period that ends after the relevant period of imprisonment ends.

(6) The parole period decided by the board must be 5 years, subject to subsections (7) and (8) .

(7) The parole period may be more than 5 years if—

(a) the rest of the offender’s period of imprisonment immediately before deciding the parole period is more than 5 years (the
"remaining period" ); and

(b) the parole period is the remaining period.

(8) The parole period may be less than 5 years only if the board considers that period is appropriate having regard to any relevant board guidelines.

(9) In this section—

"relevant period of imprisonment" , for the offender, means a period of imprisonment for the offender consisting of or including a finite term of imprisonment, whether or not the finite term has ended.