Under s67 of the Parole Act 2002, an offender may, within 28 days of a Board decision, apply in writing to the Board for a review of that decision. Grounds for an application for review are that the Board: failed to comply with the procedures in the Act; made an error of law; failed to comply with a policy of the Board; based its decision on erroneous or irrelevant information; or acted without jurisdiction.
In deciding the matter the reviewer must:
- Confirm the decision of the Board;
- Amend the decision of the Board;
- Quash the decision of the Board; or
- Refer the matter back to the Board to be reconsidered.
A request to have a Board’s decision reviewed may be declined on the basis that the request was made outside the statutory timeframe, or if the Board’s decision is of a type that cannot be reviewed under section 67(2). The figures provided below do not include requests for a review that were declined.
Outcome
|
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08
|
| Confirmed |
91 |
106 |
97 |
95 |
68 |
81
|
Amended
|
2 |
-
|
- |
1
|
2 |
2
|
| Quashed |
2
|
3
|
1 |
- |
8 |
5
|
| Referred Back to the Board |
33 |
17 |
8
|
11 |
15 |
10
|
TOTAL
|
128
|
126 |
106 |
107 |
93 |
98
|
Important note: these figures differ from those provided in the Board’s Annual Report which includes requests for a review that were declined and considered under another section of the Parole Act. Outcomes of review decisions may not always be available until after the Board’s Annual Report is produced.
Last Updated: March 2009
