After section 32 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 2:

32A.     Disclosure of certain confidential information

(1)  In this section –

parole means parole within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

Parole Board means the Parole Board established by section 62 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

parole order means a parole order as defined in section 3 of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

prisoner means prisoner as defined in section 3 of the Corrections Act 1997 .

(2)  As soon as practicable after the DPP becomes aware that a person is a relevant offender, the DPP is to inform the Parole Board that the person is a relevant offender for the purposes of this Part.

(3)  If a prisoner makes an application for parole, and the Parole Board has been informed under subsection (2) that the prisoner is a person who is a relevant offender, the Parole Board must disclose to the DPP, as soon as is practicable, the following confidential information in relation to the prisoner:

(a) notice that the Parole Board is to consider whether the prisoner should be released on parole;

(b) if a parole order is made –

(i) a copy of the parole order; and

(ii) a copy of the reasons for the parole order that were published by the Parole Board in accordance with section 72(7)(b) of the Corrections Act 1997 ;

(c) if the making of a parole order is deferred, or refused, by the Parole Board –

(i) a copy of the notice of the Parole Board’s decision; and

(ii) a copy of the Parole Board’s reasons for refusing parole, that were given to the prisoner in accordance with section 72(8) of the Corrections Act 1997 .

(4)  For the avoidance of doubt, section 8 of the Corrections Act 1997 does not apply in respect of the disclosure of any confidential information authorised under subsection (3) .