Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 20

20 .         Periodic reports to Minister about prisoner serving life term or indefinite imprisonment

        (1)         In this section —

        “prisoner” means a person serving a sentence described in column 1 of the Table to this section.

        (2)         The Board must give the Minister a written report about a prisoner at the times stated in columns 2 and 3 of the Table to this section, whether or not it has given the Minister a report about the prisoner under section 14.

        (3)         If a report under subsection (2) recommends that the prisoner be released, the report must, in addition to any other matters the Board thinks fit, report —

            (a)         on the nature and circumstances of the offence for which the sentence was imposed;

            (b)         on the degree of risk that the release of the prisoner appears to present to the personal safety of people in the community or of any individual in the community; and

            (c)         on the period for which the prisoner should be on parole and on the requirements or conditions (if any) to which the prisoner should be subject while on parole.

        (4)         A report under subsection (2) may recommend whether or not the Governor should be advised to exercise any power vested in the Governor to release the prisoner and, if release is recommended, as to the requirements or conditions (if any) that should apply to the prisoner’s release.

TABLE

Type of custody.	When a report is due.	When subsequent reports are due.
Life imprisonment for an offence other than murder or wilful murder.	7 years after the term was imposed.	Every 3 years after that.
Life imprisonment for murder.	At the end of the minimum period of imprisonment set by the court under section 90 (1) of the Sentencing Act 1995 .	Every 3 years after that.
Life imprisonment for wilful murder.	At the end of the minimum period of imprisonment set by the court under section 90 (2) of the Sentencing Act 1995 .	Every 3 years after that.
Strict security life imprisonment, other than where, under section 91 (3) of the Sentencing Act 1995 , the prisoner has been ordered not to be paroled.	At the end of the minimum period of imprisonment set by the court under section 91 (1) of the Sentencing Act 1995 .	Every 3 years after that.
Indefinite imprisonment.	One year after the day on which the sentence began.	Every 3 years after that.