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Parole Eligibility Report

79.15 (1) At the preliminary hearing, the judge may order that a parole eligibility report be prepared in respect of an applicant and having regard to the matters referred to in subsection 745(2) of the Criminal Code.
        (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 on the applicant's conduct;
 (d)
a summary of any psychological and psychiatric assessment 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 registrar.
        (6) The registrar, on receipt of a parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant, shall deliver a copy of the report to the applicant and to the Attorney General.
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