Revocation of Parole

Revoking parole and issuing a warrant for a parolee’s arrest returning them to prison is the most severe penalty the Parole Authority can take in response to a breach of parole. 

A Revocation order  takes effect from the date on which it's made, or can be an earlier date as determined by the Parole Authority.

A warrant for a parolee’s arrest and return to custody is created by the Secretariat, signed and forwarded to NSW Police for registering on the COPS system. The warrant remains on COPS until an arrest is made and the parolee returned to prison.

A warrant outlines the reasons for the revocation of parole (ie. conditions breached), the date on which parole revocation is effective (date parole ceased) and the remaining balance of parole the parolee must serve (ie the time between the revocation date and the expiry date of the parole order).

Once the Authority's Secretariat is advised an offender is back in custody a review date for a public review hearing is set approximately 4 weeks later (providing their balance of parole is more than 28 days).

The documents and material relied upon by the Parole Authority in revoking the parole order is provided to both the offender and their legal representative (once authorisation has been provided by the offender).  

Once back in custody, parolees appear at a review hearing  via audio visual link, while legal representatives (and an interpreter if requested by the inmate) appear in person at the Parole Authority's court.