Should the Sentence Administration Board (the Board) decide to release an offender, they are released to parole under certain conditions. Conditions of parole are designed to protect victims and the community, and to reduce the likelihood for offending behaviour. There are two categories of parole conditions: core and additional. Every parole order is subject to all of the core conditions as set out in the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005) and the accompanying regulations.
Additional conditions of parole that are appropriate for the individual are set by the Board. For example, the Board may determine that a parolee is to undertake and complete an offence specific or rehabilitative program, or not to approach or contact a named person or their family or be in a certain locality/residence.
The Board can make a parole order subject to an additional condition that the offender cannot leave Australia and the offender is prevented from travelling overseas. This means that the Chair of the Board advises the relevant Commonwealth agency to cancel or refuse an Australian passport for the offender to ensure that the offender does not travel overseas.
The Board may vary the additional conditions of a parole order upon application by an offender, or where a breach occurs.
