| Division 2 — Remission orders |
| Application |
| 50G. This Division applies where a prisoner is sentenced to one or more terms of imprisonment that is not a default sentence, and is not also sentenced to life imprisonment. [1/2014] |
| Grant of remission |
| When must remission order be made |
50I.—(1) The Commissioner must make a remission order in respect of a prisoner —
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| Remission order when prisoner has served 20 years of sentence |
| 50J.—(1) Where a prisoner has served 20 years of his or her sentence but the Commissioner is not required to make a remission order under section 50I, the Minister must review the prisoner’s case and may, in the Minister’s discretion, direct the Commissioner to make a remission order in respect of the prisoner. [1/2014]
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| Effect of section 50I or 50J remission order on sentence |
50K.—(1) Where a remission order is made in respect of a prisoner under section 50I or 50J —
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| Duration of section 50I or 50J remission order |
50L. Unless extended under section 50M or 50N, a remission order in respect of a prisoner made under section 50I or 50J —
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| Extension of section 50I or 50J remission order |
50M.—(1) This section applies where —
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| Extension of section 50I or 50J remission order when person released is unlawfully at large, etc. |
| 50N.—(1) Where a person who is released under a remission order made under section 50I or 50J is recalled to prison by the Commissioner under section 50X but fails to report at such prison and on such date specified in the notice of recall, that person’s remission order is extended by a period equivalent to the period the person remains unlawfully at large after the date so specified. [1/2014]
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