137Correctional officer to maintain security and good order

137 Correctional officer to maintain security and good order (1) A correctional officer may take any reasonable and appropriate steps in order to maintain the security and good order of a custodial correctional facility and prisoners. (2) For the purpose of doing so, a correctional officer may use the force that is reasonably necessary. (3) Examples of when it may be reasonably necessary to use force (a) if a prisoner fails to do something the prisoner is required under this Act to do – to compel the prisoner to do the thing;

Correctional Services Act 2014 61 (b) to prevent a prisoner engaging in misconduct; (c) to prevent a person at the facility from: (i) harming himself or herself or another person; or (ii) damaging property; (d) in self-defence or to defend someone else; (e) to restrain persons causing a disturbance at the facility; (f) to prevent the escape of a prisoner. Note for section 137 There are also other provisions of this Act that provide for the use of force in specific circumstances, including the following: (a) section 42(3) – complying with directions of correctional officers; (b) section 47(3) – searching prisoner; (c) sections 48(4) and 50(5) – assisting person searching prisoner; (d) sections 51(3) and 52(3) – assisting person taking sample; (e) section 53(2) – using approved identification system; (f) sections 92(4) and 93(6) – assisting medical practitioner; (g) sections 101(3) and 146(3) – preventing person entering, or removing person from, custodial correctional facility; (h) section 147(4) – searching vehicle; (i) section 150(3) – arresting person committing offence.