NSW State Parole Authority

State Parole Aurthority Secretariat

The NSW State Parole Authority is an independent statutory authority governed primarily by the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.

In summary, the Authority:

• makes decisions relating to inmates being released to parole if their sentence includes a non-parole period;
• sets the conditions of release;
• determines if and how a parole order should be revoked;
• determines if and how a home detention or periodic detention order should be revoked, substituted or reinstated.

The Authority considers the release to parole of inmates who have sentences of more than three years with a non-parole period. A non-parole period is the period of imprisonment during which an offender is not eligible to be released to parole.