Western Australian Current Acts

SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 108

108 .         Orders by Board

        (1)         In this section —

        authorised person means —

            (a)         the registrar or a member of the Board; or

            (b)         a departmental officer performing the functions of a prescribed office or an office of a prescribed class.

        (2)         Except as provided in subsection (2A), an order giving effect to a decision made by the Board is to be signed by 2 members of the Board.

        (2A)         An order giving effect to a decision made, or an action taken, by the Board under Part 5 Division 1B or section 67A must be signed by the chairperson alone.

        (3)         A notice of a decision made by the Board may be signed by an authorised person.

        (4)         Despite subsection (2), an authorised person, on behalf of and in the name of the Board, may make a parole order in accordance with guidelines issued by the Board except in respect of a prisoner serving a parole term of at least 2 years for a serious offence.

        (5)         The Board may issue guidelines to be observed by authorised persons when making parole orders under subsection (4).

        [Section 108 amended: No. 41 of 2006 s. 60; No. 14 of 2022 s. 21.]