50N. Extension of section 50I or 50J remission order when person released is unlawfully at large, etc.

Where a person who is released under a remission order made under section 50I or 50J is recalled to prison by the Commissioner under section 50X but fails to report at such prison and on such date specified in the notice of recall, that person’s remission order is extended by a period equivalent to the period the person remains unlawfully at large after the date so specified.

Where the court issues a warrant of arrest against a person released under a remission order made under section 50I or 50J while the person’s remission order is still in effect, and the person remains at large after the warrant is issued, the person’s remission order is extended by a period equivalent to the period between the date the warrant is issued and the date of his or her arrest.

Where a person released under a remission order made under section 50I or 50J is otherwise unlawfully at large while the person’s remission order is still in effect, the person’s remission order is extended by a period equivalent to the period the person is unlawfully at large.Illustration The Commissioner makes a remission order in respect of a prisoner on 1 January 2013. The remission order expires at the end of the day on 31 December 2013. After the prisoner is released, the Commissioner issues a notice of recall to the prisoner under section 50X, requiring the prisoner to report at a specified prison on 15 December 2013. The prisoner remains unlawfully at large and only reports at the specified prison on 14 January 2014, i.e. 30 days later. The duration of the remission order will be extended by 30 days and it will now expire at the end of the day on 30 January 2014.