161Commissioner to maintain trust accounts

161 Commissioner to maintain trust accounts (1) The Commissioner must maintain a trust account for a prisoner. (2) The Commissioner must pay the following into the account: (a) any amount that the Commissioner is required under this Act to pay into the account; (b) any amount paid to the Commissioner (by the prisoner or another person) for payment into the prisoner's account. (3) The Commissioner may deduct the following from the account: (a) any amounts that the Commissioner is permitted under this Act to deduct from the account; (b) any amounts that the prisoner requests the Commissioner to pay out of the account. Examples for subsection (3)(b) Examples of amounts that a prisoner might request the Commissioner to pay (a) educational expenses; (b) a fine or other amount that the prisoner has been ordered to pay as a result of a conviction for an offence; (c) an amount for the purchase of an allowable item. (4) When a person ceases to be a prisoner the Commissioner must: (a) if the balance of the account: (i) is positive – pay an amount equal to the balance to the person; or (ii) is negative – write off the amount of the balance; and (b) close the prisoner's trust account.

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