12Computation of hours of work performed—the Act, s 29(1)(g)

12 Computation of hours of work performed—the Act, s 29(1)(g)

12 Computation of hours of work performed—the Act, s 29(1)(g)

(1) The following periods of time are included in computing the number of hours of community service work performed by an offender—

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

(i) performing community service work, or

(ii) having a break under section 10,

(b) the reasonable time for the offender to travel between a work site and the following—

(i) another work site,

(ii) another location to which the offender must travel as part of performing community service work,

(iii) the offender’s place of residence,

(iv) a location to which the offender is provided transport under section 13(a)(iii),

(c) time between—

(i) the offender’s early release from community service work on a day, and

(ii) the time when the offender would, but for the early release, otherwise have been released.

(2) The time, or a part of the time, spent by the offender performing community service work on a day does not count if the offender, while at the work site on that day—

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

(b) behaved in an offensive manner.

(3) The periods of time referred to in subsections (1)(b) and (2) must be determined in accordance with relevant directions given by the Secretary.