Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (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 12.
(3) A report given
under subsection (2) must deal with the release considerations relating
to the prisoner.
(4) If a report given
under subsection (2) recommends that the prisoner be released, the report
must, in addition to any other matters the Board thinks fit, report
on —
(a)
whether the prisoner should be released on parole; and
(b) if
release on parole is recommended —
(i)
the period for which the prisoner should be on parole;
and
(ii)
the additional requirements (if any) to which the
prisoner should be subject while on parole.
(5) A report given
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, the requirements or conditions (if any) that
should apply to the prisoner’s release.
Table
|
Type of sentence |
When report due |
When subsequent reports are due |
|---|---|---|
|
Life imprisonment for an offence other than murder |
7 years after the day on which the term began or is taken to have begun |
Every 3 years after that |
|
Life imprisonment for murder where a minimum period has been set under
section 90(1)(a) of the Sentencing Act 1995 |
At the end of the minimum period |
Every 3 years after that |
|
Indefinite imprisonment |
One year after the day on which the sentence began |
Every 3 years after that |
[Section 12A inserted by No. 41 of 2006
s. 11; amended by No. 29 of 2008 s. 39(6).]
[Heading inserted by No. 41 of 2006
s. 12.]