(5) Subject to subsection (6), the Board must determine under subsection (4) to cancel the parole of the prisoner unless the Board is satisfied that circumstances exist that justify the continuation of the parole. (6) If a prisoner— (a) is released on parole in respect of a sexual offence or a serious violent offence; and (b) is convicted, while on parole, of a sexual offence or a violent offence that was committed during the parole period— the prisoner's parole is taken to have been cancelled on that conviction. (6A) If a prisoner is sentenced to another prison S. 77(6A) inserted by sentence while on parole, the prisoner's parole is No. 31/2014 taken to have been cancelled on the sentence s. 8. being imposed. (7) If the prisoner is sentenced to another prison sentence in respect of one or more offences committed during the parole period, whether in Victoria or elsewhere, the Board may by order cancel the prisoner's parole, even though the parole period may already have elapsed. (8) For the purposes of this section, an offence is taken to have been committed during the parole period if— (a) the offence is committed between 2 dates, one of which is within the parole period; or (b) the parole period is between the 2 dates referred to in paragraph (a).
(5) Subject to subsection (6), the Board must determine under subsection (4) to cancel the parole of the prisoner unless the Board is satisfied that circumstances exist that justify the continuation of the parole. (6) If a prisoner— (a) is released on parole in respect of a sexual offence or a serious violent offence; and (b) is convicted, while on parole, of a sexual offence or a violent offence that was committed during the parole period— the prisoner's parole is taken to have been cancelled on that conviction. S. 77(6A) inserted by No. 31/2014 s. 8. (6A) If a prisoner is sentenced to another prison sentence while on parole, the prisoner's parole is taken to have been cancelled on the sentence being imposed. (7) If the prisoner is sentenced to another prison sentence in respect of one or more offences committed during the parole period, whether in Victoria or elsewhere, the Board may by order cancel the prisoner's parole, even though the parole period may already have elapsed. (8) For the purposes of this section, an offence is taken to have been committed during the parole period if— (a) the offence is committed between 2 dates, one of which is within the parole period; or (b) the parole period is between the 2 dates referred to in paragraph (a).