Parole Act Commencement Order 2002
Parole Act Commencement Order 2002
Parole Act Commencement Order 2002
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Parole Act Commencement Order 2002
Note
This order is administered in the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections.
Pursuant to section 2(1) of the Parole Act 2002, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.
1 Title
This order is the Parole Act Commencement Order 2002.
2 Commencement of Parole Act 2002, except section 99
The Parole Act 2002, except section 99, comes into force on 30 June 2002.
Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order brings into force, on 30 June 2002, the Parole Act 2002, except section 99 (which came into force on the day after the date on which the Act received the Royal assent).
The purpose of the Act is to reform the law relating to the release from detention of offenders serving sentences of imprisonment, and to replace the provisions of Parts 4 and 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette:20 June2002.