Crimes Act 1914

Part IB - Sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders  

Division 5 - Conditional release on parole or licence  

Subdivision A - Release on parole or licence  

SECTION 19AMA   Release on parole - parole period  

(1)    
For the purposes of this Part, the parole period for a person for whom a parole order has been made is the period starting in accordance with subsection (2) and ending in accordance with subsection (3) .

Note:

A person released on parole must comply with any conditions of the parole order during the parole period (see sections 19AN and 19AU ).

(2)    
The person ' s parole period starts at the earlier of the following times:

(a)    when the person is released from prison on parole;

(b)    if the person is serving a State or Territory sentence at the time the parole order is made - when the person certifies on the parole order (or a copy of the order) that he or she accepts the conditions to which the order is subject.

(3)    
The person ' s parole period ends:

(a)    

at the end of the last day of any federal sentence that is, on the day of the release, being served or to be served; or

(b)    if the person has been given a federal life sentence - at the later of the following times:

(i) 5 years after the person is released from prison on parole in accordance with section 19AM ;

(ii) the end of a later day (if any) specified in the parole order for the purposes of this subparagraph (not being a day earlier than 5 years after the person ' s expected release from prison in accordance with the order).