A jailed fraudster faces a nervous wait to hear whether special conditions will be placed on his release.
Wayne Thomas Patterson, 57, stole $3.4 million in benefits by using fake identities and forged a letter in a bid to get the Parole Board to let him out of jail early.
In 2007, Patterson was jailed for eight years for faking up to 123 identities and claiming up to $54,000 a fortnight in benefits.
He was sentenced to a further nine months' jail in 2009 for attempting to escape lawful custody and escaping custody.
In 2015, Patterson, was sentenced to another two years for forging the letter, which purported to offer him a job interview at the Carterton District Council if he was released early.