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40. Subsection 126(6) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Refusal of
parole
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(6) An offender who is not released on full
parole pursuant to subsection (5) is entitled to
subsequent reviews in accordance with
subsection 123(5).
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41. Subsections 127(1) to (6) of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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Entitlement
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127. (1) Subject to any provision of this Act,
an offender sentenced, committed or
transferred to penitentiary is entitled to be
released on the date determined in accordance
with this section and to remain at large until
the expiration of the sentence according to
law.
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Sentence for
past offences
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(2) Subject to this section, the statutory
release date of an offender sentenced before
November 1, 1992 to imprisonment for one or
more offences shall be determined by
crediting against the sentence
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Sentence for
future
offences
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(3) Subject to this section, the statutory
release date of an offender sentenced on or
after November 1, 1992 to imprisonment for
one or more offences is the day on which the
offender completes two thirds of the sentence.
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past and
future
offences
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(4) Subject to this section, the statutory
release date of an offender sentenced before
November 1, 1992 to imprisonment for one or
more offences and sentenced on or after
November 1, 1992 to imprisonment for one or
more offences is the later of the dates
determined in accordance with subsections (2)
and (3).
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Where parole
or statutory
release
revoked
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(5) Subject to subsections 130(4) and (6),
the statutory release date of an offender whose
parole or statutory release has been revoked is
the day on which the offender has served two
thirds of the unexpired portion of the sentence
after being recommitted to custody as a result
of a suspension or a revocation under section
135.
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and forfeiture
of remission
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(6) Where an offender receives a sentence
to be served in a provincial correctional
facility and fails to earn or forfeits any
remission under the Prisons and
Reformatories Act and is transferred to
penitentiary, otherwise than pursuant to an
agreement entered into under paragraph
16(1)(a), the offender is not entitled to be
released until the day on which the offender
has served
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42. Subsections 128(2) and (3) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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Freedom to be
at large
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(2) Except to the extent required by the
conditions of any day parole, an offender who
is released on parole, statutory release or
unescorted temporary absence is entitled,
subject to this Part, to remain at large in
accordance with the conditions of the parole,
statutory release or unescorted temporary
absence and is not liable to be returned to
custody by reason of the sentence unless the
parole, statutory release or unescorted
temporary absence is suspended, cancelled,
terminated or revoked.
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(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for the
purposes of subsection 50(2) of the
Immigration Act, section 25 of the Extradition
Act and section 17 of the Fugitive Offenders
Act, the sentence of imprisonment of an
offender who has been released on full parole
or statutory release shall be deemed to be
completed unless the full parole or statutory
release has been suspended, terminated or
revoked or the offender has returned to
Canada before the expiration of the sentence
according to law.
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43. The heading before section 129 of the
French version of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Maintien en incarcération au cours de la période prévue pour la libération d'office |
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44. (1) Subsection 129(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Review of
cases by
Service
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129. (1) Before the statutory release date of
an offender who is serving a sentence of two
years or more that includes a sentence
imposed for an offence set out in Schedule I or
II, the Commissioner shall cause the
offender's case to be reviewed by the Service.
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(2) Paragraphs 129(2)(a) and (b) of the
Act are replaced by the following:
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(3) The portion of subsection 129(3) of the
Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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Referral of
cases to
Chairperson
of Board
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(3) Where the Commissioner believes on
reasonable grounds that an offender who is
serving a sentence of two years or more is
likely, before the expiration of the sentence
according to law, to commit an offence
causing death or serious harm to another
person, a sexual offence involving a child or
a serious drug offence, the Commissioner
shall refer the case to the Chairperson of the
Board together with all the information in the
possession of the Service that, in the
Commissioner's opinion, is relevant to the
case, as soon as is practicable after forming
that belief, but the referral may not be made
later than six months before the offender's
statutory release date unless
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(4) Subsection 129(3) of the Act is
amended by adding the word ``or'' at the
end of paragraph (a) and by replacing
paragraphs (b) and (c) with the following:
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(5) Subsection 129 of the Act is amended
by adding the following after subsection (3):
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Detention
pending
referral
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(3.1) Where paragraph (3)(b) applies and
the statutory release date has passed, the
Commissioner shall, within two working days
after the recalculation under that paragraph,
make a determination whether a referral is to
be made to the Chairperson of the Board
pursuant to subsection (3) and, where
appropriate, shall make a referral, and the
offender is not entitled to be released on
statutory release pending the determination.
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(6) Subparagraph 129(5)(c)(ii) of the Act
is replaced by the following:
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(7) Subsection 129(9) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Definitions
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(9) In this section and sections 130 and 132,
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``serious drug
offence'' « infraction grave en matière de drogue »
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``serious drug offence'' means an offence set
out in Schedule II;
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``sexual
offence
involving a
child'' « infraction d'ordre sexuel ... »
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``sexual offence involving a child'' means
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Determination
of likelihood
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(10) In determining whether an offender is
likely to commit an offence causing death or
serious harm to another person, a sexual
offence involving a child or a serious drug
offence, it is not necessary to determine
whether the offender is likely to commit any
particular offence.
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45. (1) Subsections 130(1) to (3) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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Review by
Board of cases
referred
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130. (1) Where the case of an offender is
referred to the Board by the Service pursuant
to subsection 129(2) or referred to the
Chairperson of the Board by the
Commissioner pursuant to subsection 129(3)
or (3.1), the Board shall, subject to subsections
129(5), (6) and (7), at the times and in the
manner prescribed by the regulations,
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and the Board shall cause all such inquiries to
be conducted in connection with the review as
it considers necessary.
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Detention
pending
review
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(2) An offender referred to in subsection (1)
is not entitled to be released on statutory
release before the Board renders its decision
under this section in relation to the offender.
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Decision of
Board
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(3) On completion of the review of the case
of an offender referred to in subsection (1), the
Board may order that the offender not be
released from imprisonment before the
expiration of the offender's sentence
according to law, except as provided by
subsection (5), where the Board is satisfied
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When order
takes effect
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(3.1) An order made under subsection (3)
takes effect on the day on which it is made.
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Effect of
order where
additional
sentence
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(3.2) Where, before the expiration of a
sentence in respect of which an order under
subsection (3) has been made, an offender
receives an additional sentence and the date of
the expiration of the sentence that includes the
additional sentence as provided by subsection
139(1) is later than the date of the expiration
of the sentence that the offender was serving
before the additional sentence was imposed,
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Board's
powers on
review
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(3.3) The Board shall, on completing a
review under paragraph (3.2)(a)
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Detention
pending
review
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(3.4) An offender in respect of whom an
order, that is subject to review under
paragraph (3.2)(a), has been made is not
entitled to be released on statutory release
before the Board renders its decision under
subsection (3.3) in relation to the order.
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(2) Paragraphs 130(4)(a) and (b) of the
Act are replaced by the following:
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