Western Australia
Sentence Administration Act 1999
(No. 56 of 1999)
CONTENTS
Part 1 — Preliminary
| 1 . | Short title | 2 |
| 2 . | Commencement | 2 |
| 3 . | This Act to be read with Sentencing Act 1995 | 2 |
| 4 . | Interpretation and abbreviations | 2 |
Part 2 — General matters about people in
custody
Division 1 — Preliminary
| 5 . | Interpretation and calculations | 4 |
Division 2 — Matters affecting the service of terms
| 6 . | When a term begins | 4 |
| 7 . | Order of service of fixed terms | 4 |
| 8 . | Effect of not being in custody | 6 |
| 9 . | Effect of time before an appeal | 6 |
| 10 . | No release if prisoner in custody for another matter | 7 |
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Division 3 — Reports about certain people in
custody
| 11 . | Report to Minister about the place of custody for a | ||
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Division 4 — Releasing people in custody during the
Governor’s pleasure
| 13 . | Operation of this Division | 9 |
| 14 . | Release may be by parole order | 9 |
Part 3 — Parole
Division 1 — Preliminary
| 15 . | Interpretation | 10 |
| 16 . | Release on parole, matters to be considered | 10 |
Division 2 — Reports about certain people eligible
for parole
| 17 . | Parole term, CEO to report to Board about prisoner | 11 |
| 18 . | Life term or indefinite imprisonment, Board to | |
| report periodically to Minister about prisoner | 12 |
Division 3 — Parole where term is less than
12 months
| 19 . | Interpretation | 14 |
| 20 . | Board to parole prisoner | 14 |
| Division 4 — Parole where term is at least |
12 months
| 21 . | Interpretation | 14 |
| 22 . | Board may parole prisoner | 14 |
| 23 . | Prisoner to be notified of postponement or refusal of | |
| parole | 15 |
Division 5 — Parole in case of life term or indefinite
imprisonment
| 24 . | Life imprisonment, Governor may parole prisoner | 16 |
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| 25 . | Strict security life imprisonment, Governor may | ||
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| 26 . | Indefinite imprisonment, Governor may parole | ||
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| Division 6 — Parole orders (unsupervised) | |||
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| Division 7 — Parole orders (supervised) | |||
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Division 8 — Parole orders, general provisions
| 32 . | Parole order may relate to more than one parole | ||
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| Division 9 — Amendment of parole orders |
(supervised)
| 36 . | Amending before release | 23 |
| 37 . | Board may amend parole order during supervised | |
| period | 23 | |
| Division 10 — Suspension of parole orders |
(supervised)
| 38 . | Suspension by CEO during supervised period | 23 |
| 39 . | Suspension by Board during supervised… |