Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00153:clause:7_19ala
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00153
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 19ALA
Character Range: 24518–26162

19ALA  Matters that may be considered in decisions about parole orders
 (1) In making a decision under section 19AL in relation to a person, the Attorney‑General may have regard to any of the following matters that are known to the Attorney‑General and relevant to the decision:
 (a) the risk to the community of releasing the person on parole;
 (b) the person's conduct while serving his or her sentence;
 (c) whether the person has satisfactorily completed programs ordered by a court or recommended by the relevant State or Territory corrective services or parole agency;
 (d) the likely effect on the victim, or victim's family, of releasing the person on parole;
 (e) the nature and circumstances of the offence to which the person's sentence relates;
 (f) any comments made by the sentencing court;
 (g) the person's criminal history;
 (h) any report or information in relation to the granting of parole that has been provided by the relevant State or Territory corrective services or parole agency;
 (i) the behaviour of the person when subject to any previous parole order or licence;
 (j) the likelihood that the person will comply with the conditions of the parole order;
 (k) whether releasing the person on parole is likely to assist the person to adjust to lawful community life;
 (l) whether the length of the parole period is sufficient to achieve the purposes of parole;
 (m) any special circumstances, including the likelihood that the person will be subject to removal or deportation upon release.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters that the Attorney‑General may consider in making a decision under section 19AL.