Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PAROLE ACT 1971

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   3AA.    Parole period  
   3AB.    Application to youth detainees  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

           Division 1--Parole Board

   3A.     Parole Board established  
   3B.     Membership of Board  
   3C.     Chairperson of Board  
   3D.     Appointment of persons to act as appointed members  
   3E.     Resignation of appointed members  
   3EA.    Removal from office of appointed members  
   3EB.    Constitution of Board for different matters  
   3F.     Meetings of Board  
   3FA.    Appointment of proxy by Commissioner of Correctional Services  
   3H.     Board to prepare annual report  
   3HA.    Exclusion of rules of natural justice  
   3J.     Actions not to lie against members or probation and parole officers  
   3K.     Secretary to the Board  

           Division 2--Probation and parole officers

   3R.     Functions of probation and parole officers  

   PART 3--PAROLE ORDERS

   4.      Chairperson may require attendance of prisoner  
   4A.     Expert advice or opinion  
   4B.     Release on parole of prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder  
   4C.     Sanctions matrix  
   5.      Release on parole  
   5A.     Parole order conditions  
   5B.     Amendment or revocation of parole order – before expiry of parole period  
   5C.     Commission of offence or contravention of condition during parole period  
   5D.     Parole order taken to be revoked  
   5E.     Requirements when sanctions regime condition of parole order  
   5F.     Application of sanctions regime  
   5G.     Arrest of person  
   6.      Cancellation of parole by court  
   7.      Issue of warrant where parole order revoked or cancelled  
   8.      Remand of person  
   9.      Release of person on bail  
   10.     Appeal from decision to cancel parole order  
   11.     Service of term of imprisonment  
   13.     Release of person on parole after revocation or cancellation of previous parole order  
   13A.    Release on parole after serving sanction  
   13B.    Effect of serving sanction on sentence  
   14.     Effect of parole order on sentence  
   14A.    Alternative conditions under sanctions regime when re-released on parole  
   15.     Remission already earned before parole order revoked or cancelled  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   16.     Exercise of Royal prerogative of mercy and operation of other Commonwealth laws or Territory laws  
   17.     Regulations  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR PAROLE AMENDMENT ACT 2016

   18.     Definitions  
   19.     Application of amendments  

   PART 6--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR PAROLE AMENDMENT ACT 2017

   20.     Application of amendments  

   PART 7--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR PAROLE AMENDMENT ACT 2021

   21.     Definitions  
   22.     Change in membership of the Board  
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