Correctional Services Act 2014
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Correctional Services Act 2014 105 section 208 Prisons (Correctional Services) Act 1980 Act No. 49 of 1980 Prisons (Correctional Services) (Criminal Code) Amendment Act 1983 Act No. 64 of 1983 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 1985 Act No. 39 of 1985 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 1993 Act No. 39 of 1993 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 1994 Act No. 21 of 1994 Act (No.2) 1994 Act No. 32 of 1994 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 1996 Act No. 41 of 1996 Act (No. 2) 1996 Act No. 63 of 1996 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 1998 Act No. 60 of 1998 Act (No. 2) 1998 Act No. 88 of 1998 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 2000 Act No. 22 of 2000 Act (No. 2) 2000 Act No. 53 of 2000 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Act 2002 Act No. 27 of 2002
Correctional Services Act 2014 106 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Correctional Services Act 2014 (Act No. 26, 2014) Assent date 4 September 2014 Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 1) Education Act 2015 (Act No. 28, 2015) Assent date 10 December 2015 Commenced pt 6, divs 2 and 4 and pt 7: 1 April 2016; pt 3: 1 July 2016; rem: 1 January 2016 (s 2) Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016) Assent date 6 April 2016 Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016) Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 (Act No. 15, 2016) Assent date 7 June 2016 Commenced 28 July 2016 (Gaz S74, 27 July 2016, p 1) Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017) Assent date 10 March 2017 Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3) Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 19, 2017) Assent date 30 October 2017 Commenced 5 January 2018 (Gaz G51, 20 December 2017, p 4) Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (Consequential and Related Amendments) Act 2018 (Act No. 3, 2018) Assent date 21 February 2018 Commenced 30 November 2018 (s 2, s 2 Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017 (Act No. 23, 2017) and Gaz S94, 30 November 2018)
Correctional Services Act 2014 107 Statute Law Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 10, 2018) Assent date 23 May 2018 Commenced 20 June 2018 (Gaz S41, 20 June 2018) Health Service Act 2021 (Act No. 10, 2021) Assent date 20 May 2021 Commenced 1 July 2021 (s 2) Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 4, 2024) Assent date 14 March 2024 Commenced pt 5, div 1: 30 October 2023 (s 2(2)); pt 3, div 2: 25 March 2024 (s 2(3), s 2 Sentencing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022) and Gaz S19, 22 March 2024); pt 4: 25 March 2024 (s 2(4), s 2 Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023) and Gaz S20, 22 March 2024); rem: 15 March 2024 (s 2(1)) Justice and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 9, 2024) Assent date 24 May 2024 Commenced pt 4: 1 July 2024 (s 2(2)), s 2 Health Care Decision Making Act 2023 (Act No. 19, 2023) and Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 2); pts 9 and 10: 1 July 2024 (s 2(3)); pt 8: nc; rem: 25 May 2024 (s 2(1)) Correctional Services Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 3, 2025) Assent date 18 February 2025 Commenced 19 February 2025 (s 2) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 6, 9, 19A, 54, 57, 64, 81, 88, 89, 91, 112, 132, 141, 156, 163, 165, 166, 167, 192, 196, 202, 204 and 211. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS s 4 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 19, 2017, s 28; No. 4, 2024, s 23; No. 3, 2025, s 4 s 13 amd No. 19, 2017, s 29 s 14 amd No. 19, 2017, s 30 s 16 amd No. 3, 2025, s 5 s 19A ins No. 3, 2018, s 4 pt 2.2 div 4 hdg ins No. 3, 2025, s 6 ss 25A – 25E ins No. 3, 2025, s 6 s 40 amd No. 19, 2017, s 31 s 57 amd No. 28, 2015, s 195 s 65 amd No. 19, 2017, s 32 s 66 rep No. 19, 2017, s 33 s 67 amd No. 19, 2017, s 34 s 77 amd No. 10, 2018, s 6 s 88 amd No. 10, 2021, s 44 s 91 amd No. 15, 2016, s 117; No. 9, 2024, s 12