6Computation of hours of work performed

6 Computation of hours of work performed

6 Computation of hours of work performed

(1) The following periods of time are to be taken to form part of the time spent by an offender in performing community service work—

(a) time spent by the offender at the offender’s work site—

(i) while actually engaged in performing community service work, and

(ii) in having a meal break or tea break, and

(iii) in accordance with a direction given by the assigned officer or a supervisor,

(b) as determined by the offender's assigned officer, the reasonable time for the offender to travel between the offender’s place of residence and the offender’s work site,

(c) time that elapses between the offender’s early release from community service work on any day and the time when the offender would (but for the early release) otherwise have been released.

(2) The assigned officer for an offender may determine that the whole or any part of the time spent by the offender performing community service work on a day is not to count if the offender, while at the work site on that day—

(a) is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or

(b) behaves in an offensive manner.

(3) The periods of time referred to in subclauses (1)(b) and (2) are to be determined by the offender’s assigned officer in accordance with any relevant directions given by the Secretary.