Its important to know that if you are sentenced to a prison term longer than two years you are eligible to apply for parole after one third of the sentence. So for example if you were sentenced to three years imprisoment you could apply for parole after one year. Now if you are sentenced to two years or less you are automatically released after half of your sentence. Because it is classed as a short term there is no parole required. Peeps you do need to be careful of the courts ability to impose a minimum non parole period which sets a period of imprisonment which must be served before you can go to the parole board. This is usually reserved for recidivist offenders ie people who dont stop offending or it can apply where the circumstances are very serious.
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