S-40.1 - Act respecting the Québec correctional system

Section 154 Disposition versions

2020-12-11

154. Decisions of the parole board regarding an offender are made by one of its members.

Despite the first paragraph, a decision examining a request for a temporary absence in preparation for conditional release under section 136 or examining or re-examining a conditional release under the second paragraph of section 143 must be made by two members if

(1)  the decision concerns an offender who is incarcerated following a conviction for an offence of a sexual nature or related to domestic violence; or

(2)  the chair considers it useful given, in particular, the complexity or importance of the case.

In the cases referred to in the second paragraph, the decision must be unanimous. If the two members cannot agree, the case shall be referred to two other members.

2002, c. 24, s. 154; 2020, c. 31, s. 40.

2007-02-05

154. The quorum of the parole board is two members, one of whom must be a full-time or part-time member. The decision must be unanimous.

In the case of disagreement, the matter shall be referred to two other members.

2002, c. 24, s. 154.