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Parole Eligibility Report

11. (1) At a preliminary hearing, the judge may order that a parole legibility report in respect of an applicant and having regard to the actors 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 complete description of the applicant's character and conduct, including
 (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 assessments that have been made of the applicant; and
 (e)
any other information relevant to the complete description of the applicant's character and conduct.
    (3) A parole eligibility report in respect of an applicant may contain any other information relevant to the issue of parole eligibility of the applicant.
    (4) Where the judge at a preliminary hearing orders a parole legibility 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 local protonotary.
    (6) A local prothonotary 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.
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