Legislation
You may want to look at the legislation about parole and sentencing. There should be copies of the Parole Act 2002 and the Sentencing Act 2002 in your public library, or you may access them at www.legislation.govt.nz.
Note that all offenders eligible for parole, regardless of when they were sentenced, will have their cases considered by the New Zealand Parole Board under the Parole Act 2002. However their eligibility to be considered is determined by the sentence they were given which will vary depending on whether they were sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 1985 or the Sentencing Act 2002.
There is also explanatory information about the legislation available from the Ministry of Justice. See the Ministry's website at www.justice.govt.nz.
The management of parole
If the Board has made a decision to grant release on parole, or an offender has been released with conditions set by the Board, or an offender is subject to an extended supervision order, once the offender is released their conditions are supervised by the Community Probation and Psychological Service of the Department of Corrections.
For information about parole you can contact a Community Probation & Psychological Service office. They are listed under Department of Corrections in the Blue Pages of your phone directory. You may also wish to visit the Department of Corrections' website at www.corrections.govt.nz.
For more general information about the New Zealand Parole Board, visit the Board's website at: www.paroleboard.govt.nz.
General queries about the Board
If you have a general query about the operations of the Board contact:
The Manager
New Zealand Parole Board
P O Box 939, Wellington
Telephone 04 495 8400
Facsimile 04 495 8432