Dally was working at the unit he was being held at and was completing a qualification in horticulture but acknowledged there was significant work ahead of him so far as reintegration was concerned.
The board acknowledged his progress and agreed he had reached the point where it was appropriate for him to prepare for some reintegration activities. For that reason the board did not make a postponement order although it was unlikely he would be suitable for release at his next hearing in two years' time, it said.
In 1989 Dally snatched Karla from her bike as she rode home from the local shops, dragging her to his house and repeatedly raping and torturing her for 22 hours.
He later put her naked, bound and gagged in the boot of his car and buried her alive in a shallow grave at Pencarrow Head.
Dally's next Parole Board hearing would be held by November 4, 2019.