Prisons (Release on Licence Board) Amendment Act 1988 (NSW)

PRISONS (RELEASE ON LICENCE BOARD)

AMENDMENT ACT 1988 No. 104

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.     Short title

2. Commencement

3.     Amendment of Prisons Act 1952 No. 9

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

PRISONS (RELEASE ON LICENCE BOARD) AMENDMENT ACT

1988 No. 104

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 104, 1988

An Act to amend the Prisons Act 1952 to remove limits on the ages of Judges or retired Judges who may be appointed, and hold office, as members of the Release on Licence Board. [Assented to 21 December 1988]

See also Prot>3lion and Parole (Parole Board) Amendment Act I9SS.

2   Act No. 104

Prisons (Release on Licence Board) Amendment 1988

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Prisons (Release on Licence Board)

Amendment Act 1988.

Commencement

2.     This Act commences on the date of assent.

Amendment of Prisons Act 1952 No. 9

3.     The Prisons Act 1952 is amended as set out in Schedule I.

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

(Sec. 3)

(1) Schedule 5, clause 1 —

Omit the clause, insert instead:

Age of members

1.     (1) A person of or above the age of 70 years is not eligible

to be appointed as a member of the Board or to act in the office

of an appointed member of the Board,

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the office of Chairman of

the Board or Substitute Chairman of the Board.

(2) Schedule 5, clause 8 (Vacation of office)—

Omit clause 8(1) (e), insert instead:

(e) in the case of a member other than the Chairman of the Board or the Substitute Chairman of the Board, attains the age of 70 years; or

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Legislative Assembly on 29 November 198S Legislative Council on 13 December J9SS]