Correctional Services Act 2014
78Penalties for misconduct
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78 Penalties for misconduct (1) This section applies to a decision maker, a reviewer or the Commissioner on a further review imposing a penalty on a prisoner for engaging in misconduct. (2) The person imposing the penalty may do one or more of the (a) reprimand or caution the prisoner; (b) order that the prisoner be separated from other prisoners for up to 7 days; (c) order that a privilege prescribed by regulation be withdrawn from the prisoner for up to 28 days; (d) order that the prisoner's rate of pay for work carried out be reduced for up to 28 days by not more than the amount or percentage prescribed by the Regulations; (e) order that the prisoner not be permitted to carry out paid work for up to 28 days on which the prisoner would otherwise have been required or permitted to do so; (f) if section 80 applies – order the prisoner to pay restitution; (g) impose a penalty prescribed by regulation. (3) In determining what penalty to impose, the person must comply with the Commissioner's Directions. (4) The person may suspend the operation of a penalty for a period of up to 6 months. (5) If a penalty is suspended for a period and the prisoner does not engage in any further misconduct during that period, the penalty is taken to be spent.