Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 174B

174B Provisions for parole orders under part

(1) This section applies if a parole order is made under section 174 or 174A .

(2) The Corrective Services Act 2006 , chapter 5 , part 1 , divisions 5 and 6 apply to the parole order.

(3) The Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 continues to apply to a prisoner, within the meaning of section 5 (6) of that Act, who is or has been subject to the application of section 174 or 174A .

Note—

See also the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 , section 51 (Parole).

(4) During the parole period decided under section 174 or 174A , the offender must be under the authority of the Queensland board and the supervision of an authorised corrective services officer.

(5) Subsections (6) and (7) apply if (other than for this section) there would exist a period (the
"gap period" ) between the end of the relevant period of imprisonment for the offender and the last day of the parole period.

(6) The finite term included in the relevant period of imprisonment is taken to be extended by the gap period.

(7) Any term of imprisonment ordered to be served cumulatively with the finite term is taken to be ordered to be served cumulatively with the finite term as extended.

(8) In this section—

"relevant period of imprisonment" , for the offender, see section 174 (9) .