Bill C-223

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	2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002
	House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-223
	An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review)
R.S., c. C-46	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
	*1. Section 745.01 of the Criminal Code* is replaced by the following:**
Information in respect of parole	745.01 Except where subsection 745.6(2) applies, at the time of sentencing under paragraph 745(a), (b) or (c), the judge who presided at the trial of the offender shall state the following, for the record:
	The offender has been found guilty of (state offence) and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The offender is not eligible for parole until (state date).
	2. Subsection 745.6(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Application for judicial review	745.6 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may apply, in writing, to the appropriate Chief Justice in the province in which their conviction took place for a reduction in the number of years of imprisonment without eligibility for parole if the person
	(a) has been convicted of murder or high treason;
	(b) has been sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole until more than fifteen years of their sentence has been served; and
	(c) has served at least one hundred years of their sentence.
When more than one sentence is being served	(1.1) When a person is serving more than one sentence, the term of imprisonment under each sentence shall be considered independently in computing the time served for an application under subsection (1).