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Corrections Act 1986
104WPrisoner compensation quarantine funds
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104W Prisoner compensation quarantine funds
(1) A prisoner compensation quarantine fund consists of—
(a) any amount held by the Secretary in trust for a prisoner under this Part; and
(b) any interest earned on that money.
(2) The Secretary must deposit all money in a prisoner compensation quarantine fund into an interest-bearing account with an ADI.
(3) The following may be paid out of the prisoner compensation quarantine fund—
(a) amounts required to be paid out to any person in accordance with section 104ZG or 104ZH;
(b) amounts required to be paid out in accordance with section 104ZJ in respect of the prisoner;
(c) the costs of administration of the fund (including any taxes payable in respect of the fund).
(4) The Secretary may only pay out of a prisoner compensation quarantine fund the costs of administration of the fund if that payment would not decrease the level of the fund below the amount of damages paid into the fund.
(5) The Secretary is responsible for the administration of the prisoner compensation quarantine fund.
Division 4—Notice of prisoner compensation quarantine fund
S. 104X inserted by No. 50/2008 s. 3.