Matters considered at Board Attendance of Prisoners at Board Meetings Hearings Parole is a complex legal process; as It is the practice of the Board to decide such the Board may hear a number of parole matters on the papers without different types of matters at each the prisoner being present. The meeting. Some of the matter types is of the view that the materials considered by the Board are: received or obtained by the Board applications for parole; provide a fair and comprehensive basis to decide whether a prisoner should or Reports about breaches of parole should not be granted parole. (revocation reports or advice); The Chairperson may require a Notifications that a parolee has prisoner to be brought before the Board completed their parole order; pursuant to Section 3G of the Parole Reports providing updates on In 2013, one prisoner of Prisoners Act. current parolees and their progress; appeared before the Board. Matters about prisoners declining Either the prisoner or their legal parole; representative may write to the Secretary of the Board requesting Applications for variations of parole that the prisoner be required to attend conditions; their parole hearing. Applications are Applications by parolees to travel determined by the Chairperson after interstate; and consultation with members of the Board. Applications by parolees to transfer interstate.
Matters considered at Board Meetings Parole is a complex legal process; as such the Board may hear a number of different types of matters at each meeting. Some of the matter types considered by the Board are: applications for parole; Reports about breaches of parole (revocation reports or advice); Notifications that a parolee has completed their parole order; Reports providing updates on current parolees and their progress; Matters about prisoners declining parole; Applications for variations of parole conditions; Applications by parolees to travel interstate; and Applications by parolees to transfer interstate. Attendance of Prisoners at Board Hearings It is the practice of the Board to decide parole matters on the papers without the prisoner being present. The is of the view that the materials received or obtained by the Board provide a fair and comprehensive basis to decide whether a prisoner should or should not be granted parole. The Chairperson may require a prisoner to be brought before the Board pursuant to Section 3G of the Parole of Prisoners Act. In 2013, one prisoner appeared before the Board. Either the prisoner or their legal representative may write to the Secretary of the Board requesting that the prisoner be required to attend their parole hearing. Applications are determined by the Chairperson after consultation with members of the Board.
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