Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Committee: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Date referred: 30 October 2025
Submissions close: 7 November 2025
Reporting date: 19 November 2025

The Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 would establish a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board (Board) to make effective and risk-informed decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons.

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