163. (1) Where the case of an offender has been referred to the Board pursuant to subsection 135(4) or (5) of the Act, the Board shall render its decision within 45 days after the date of the referral, or the date of admission of the offender to a penitentiary, or to a provincial correctional facility where the sentence is to be served in such a facility, whichever is later, unless an adjournment of the review is granted by the Board at the offender's request.

    (2) Where the Board exercises its power under subsection 135(7) of the Act while the offender is not in custody, it shall review its decision within 45 days after the day on which the Board is notified of the offender's recommitment to custody in a penitentiary.

Corresponding Act: Sections 135 Suspension, Termination and Revocation of Parole or Statutory Release