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Parole Eligibility Report

10. (1) At a preliminary hearing, the judge may order that a parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant and having regard to the matters referred to in subsection 745(2) of the Criminal Code be prepared.
(2) A parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant shall be prepared by a person designated by the Solicitor General of Canada and shall contain
(a)	a summary of the applicant's social and family background;
(b)	a summary of the applicant's classification and discipline evaluations;
(c)	a summary of the regular reports of the applicant's conduct;
(d)	a summary of any psychological and psychiatric assessments that have been made of the applicant; and
(e)	any other information relevant to a complete description of the applicant's character and conduct.
(3) A parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant may contain any information relevant to the issue of the parole eligibility of the applicant.
(4) Where the judge at a preliminary hearing orders a parole eligibility report to be prepared, the judge shall adjourn the preliminary hearing to allow for the preparation of that report.
(5) A parole eligibility report shall be filed with the district registrar.
(6) A district registrar who receives a parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant shall deliver a copy of that report to the applicant and to the Attorney General.
11. (1) The judge, on being informed that a parole eligibility report has been filed, shall notify the applicant and the Attorney General that the preliminary hearing is being resumed.
(2) In setting the date for the resumption of a preliminary hearing, the judge shall allow at least 30 days for the applicant and the Attorney General to study the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant.
12. Where the applicant or the Attorney General disputes any part of the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant, the applicant or the Attorney General may require the attendance of the author of that report at the preliminary hearing for the purposes of cross-examination.
13. In the case of a dispute at a preliminary hearing held in connection with an application, the judge shall decide what parts of the parole eligibility report in respect of the applicant and what additional evidence, if any, are to be presented at the hearing of the application.
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