Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Before the day
when, under section 93(1) of the Sentencing Act 1995 , a prisoner is eligible
to be released on parole, the Board must consider whether the prisoner should
be released on parole.
(2) If the Board,
having regard to —
(aa) the
requirements of sections 66B(1) and 66G(1); and
(a) the
release considerations relating to a prisoner; and
(b) any
report made by the CEO under section 17; and
(c) any
other information about the prisoner brought to its attention,
decides that it is
appropriate to release the prisoner on parole, it must make a parole order in
respect of the prisoner.
(3) The release date
in the order is that set by the Board, but it must not be earlier than the day
when, under section 93(1) of the Sentencing Act 1995 , the prisoner is
eligible to be released on parole.
(4) The parole period
in the order is the period that begins on the day when the prisoner is
released and ends when the parole term ends.
(5) If the Board
decides it is not appropriate to release a prisoner on parole, it is not
precluded from subsequently reconsidering whether the prisoner should be
released on parole.
[Section 20 amended: No. 41 of 2006 s. 17; No. 2
of 2018 s. 6; No. 14 of 2022 s. 11.]
[ 21. Deleted: No. 41 of 2006 s. 18.]