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.

Once back in custody, parolees who breach must serve 4 weeks in prison before they can be listed for a review hearing (providng the balance of their parole is more than 28 days).