Correctional Services Act 2014
146Correctional officer may prevent entry or remove person
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146 Correctional officer may prevent entry or remove person (1) If a person who has been refused entry to a custodial correctional facility under sections 142 to 145 attempts to enter the facility, a correctional officer may prevent the person from entering. (2) If a person who is directed under sections 142 to 145 to leave a custodial correctional facility does not do so as quickly as practicable, a correctional officer may remove the person from the (3) For the purpose of preventing entry by, or removing, the person, the correctional officer may use the force that is reasonably necessary.