Reprint as at 1 October 2007

Parole Amendment Act 2007

Public Act	2007 No 28
Date of assent	31 July 2007

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Corrections.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

4 Interpretation

5 Overview of release

6 Guiding principles

7 Part applies to all offenders

8 General rules about information to be given to offenders

9 New sections 13AA to 13AE inserted

13AA Application for confidentiality order

13AB Making of confidentiality order

13AC Effect of confidentiality order

13AD If confidentiality order not made

13AE Variation or rescission of confidentiality order

10 Standard release conditions

11 Special conditions

12 Electronic monitoring

13 Release at statutory release date

14 Conditions applying to release at statutory release date

15 New section 23 substituted

23 No consideration for parole of offenders on compassionate release

16 Early referral and consideration for parole

17 Direction for release on parole

18 New section 29 substituted

29 Release conditions applying to parole

19 New sections 29A and 29B inserted

29A Release conditions for person to whom extended supervision order applies

29B Board may monitor compliance with conditions

20 New heading and sections 33 to 35 substituted

33 Residential restrictions

34 Prior report on suitability of residential restrictions

35 Residential restrictions only to be imposed if residence suitable and occupants consent

21 New section 38 substituted

38 Residential restrictions do not affect entitlements under Social Security Act 1964

22 Application of procedures set out in sections 43 to 50

23 Start of process

24 Information for victims

25 Decision on type of hearing

26 Review of decision on type of hearing

27 New section 47 substituted

47 Interviews of offender before hearings

28 Decisions must be notified

29 Decisions to be notified to certain victims

30 Date of release

31 Release of offenders released at statutory release date

32 Licence issued on release

33 New section 54 substituted

54 Police must be advised

34 Application for variation or discharge of conditions

35 Application of section 56 during epidemic

36 Procedure for determining applications

37 Board determines application for variation or discharge

38 Making recall application

39 Grounds for recall

40 Making interim recall order

41 Procedure for determining recall applications

42 Board may make final recall order

43 Review of decisions

44 Powers of court on appeal

45 Offence to breach conditions

46 New section 72 substituted

72 Offence to refuse entry to residence specified under residential restrictions

47 Arrest without warrant

48 Non-parole periods

49 New section 86 substituted

86 Release date of sentence

50 Meaning of pre-sentence detention

51 Time ceases to run in certain circumstances

52 Application of this Part to offenders subject to pre-cd sentences

53 Variation and cancellation of final release dates

54 Overview of Part

55 Meaning of relevant offence

56 Meaning of eligible offender

57 Chief executive may apply for extended supervision order

58 Procedure following application for extended supervision order

59 Hearings relating to extended supervision orders

60 New section 107IA inserted

107IA Court may impose special conditions on interim basis

61 New sections 107J and 107JA substituted

107J Conditions of extended supervision order

107JA Standard extended supervision conditions

62 Board may impose special conditions

63 Commencement and expiry of extended supervision order

64 Suspension of conditions of extended supervision order

65 Effect of new sentence on offender subject to extended supervision order

66 Functions of Board

67 New sections 109A and 109B inserted

109A Board must follow parole guidelines

109B Application of parole guidelines

68 Panel conveners

69 Decisions of Board

70 Information before Board

71 New heading and sections 118A to 118D inserted

Summoning witnesses

118A Power to summon witnesses

118B Service of summons

118C Protection of witnesses

118D Offences

72 Transitional provisions relating to home detention

73 Transitional provisions relating to hearings

74 Transitional provision relating to extended supervision order

Reprint notes

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