41—Amendment of section 67—Release on parole by application to Board
(1) Section 67—delete "Chief Executive Officer" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:
CE
(2) Section 67(4)(f)(ii)—delete subparagraph (ii) and substitute:
(ii) from the CE; and
(3) Section 67—after subsection (7) insert:
(7a) If the Governor does not approve the recommendation of the Board that a prisoner be released on parole, the Minister must, within 30 days after being requested to do so by the Board, advise the Board of matters (if any) that the Minister believes might assist the prisoner in making any further application for parole.
(7b) The Board must not disclose advice given by the Minister under subsection (7a).
(7c) The Minister and the Board cannot be required to disclose advice given by the Minister under subsection (7a) by any law of the State or for the purposes of any proceedings before a court, tribunal or any other body.