This report has been prepared to inform Parliament, New Zealand Parole Board stakeholders and the general public about the operations of the Board. This report complies with section 119 of the Parole Act 2002 where the Board is required to give an account on the performance of its functions from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.
The objectives of the New Zealand Parole Board are to:
a. fulfil all statutory obligations under the Parole Act 2002,
b. make independent and appropriate decisions regarding the release of offenders on parole and home detention,
c. make appropriate orders recalling offenders to prison custody,
d. hear applications for the imposition of special conditions on extended supervision orders.
The law in this report is stated as the law as at 30 June 2005. References to legislation in this report are not a substitute for the statutes themselves.