The Parole Board was established under the provisions of the Parole Act 1975. Corrective Services Tasmania provides secretarial and administrative support to the Board. However, the Board remains an independent body.;;;;The Board consists of three members:;;- one must be a legal practitioner with at least seven years' experience ;;- two must have experience in sociology, criminology, penology or medicine ;;;;The Governor appoints a chairperson from the above members. The Parole Board has the authority to:;;- grant parole ;;- defer making a decision on whether a prisoner should be released on a parole order ;;- refuse to release a prisoner on a parole order ;;;;The Parole Board takes into consideration the following points before making a decision about granting a parole application:;;- the likelihood of re offending ;;- the protection of the public ;;- the rehabilitation of the prisoner ;;- comments made on passing sentence (by the magistrate or judge) ;;- the likelihood of the prisoner complying with conditions ;;- the circumstances and the gravity of the offences committed ;;- the behaviour of the individual while in prison ;;- the behaviour of the prisoner during previous parole orders ;;- the behaviour of the prisoner during other orders (eg: probation order and community service order) ;;- any reports tendered to the Parole Board ;;- the probable circumstances of the prisoner after release from prison ;;- any other matters the Parole Board thinks relevant