Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:19apa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19APA
Character Range: 878823–880416

19APA  Amendment of parole orders and licences

Amendment of conditions
 (1) The Attorney‑General may, at any time before the end of:
 (a) a parole period for a person for whom a parole order has been made; or
 (b) a licence period for a person who is released on licence for a federal sentence;
by order in writing, amend the parole order or licence by doing any or all of the following:
 (c) imposing additional conditions on the parole order or licence;
 (d) varying or revoking a condition of the parole order or licence specified under paragraph 19AN(c) or 19AP(7)(c) or imposed under paragraph (c);
 (e) if the supervision period has not ended—changing the day on which the supervision period ends.

Amendments to rectify errors etc.
 (2) If a parole order or licence:
 (a) contains an error of a technical nature; or
 (b) has a defect of form; or
 (c) contains an ambiguity;
the Attorney‑General may, at any time, by order in writing, amend the parole order or licence to rectify the error, defect or ambiguity.
Note: For paragraph (a), the following are examples of errors of a technical nature: a clerical mistake, an accidental slip or omission, a material miscalculation of figures or a material mistake in the description of a person, thing or matter.

When amendments take effect
 (3) An amendment of a parole order or licence under subsection (1) takes effect when notice in writing of the amendment is given to the offender.
 (4) An amendment of a parole order or licence under subsection (2) is taken to have had effect from the date of effect of the parole order or licence.