84HSecretary may direct prisoners and offenders to work

84H Secretary may direct prisoners and offenders to work

S. 84H(1) substituted by No. 91/2009 s. 213.

(1) The Secretary may direct any prisoner or offender other than—

(a) a prisoner on remand; or

S. 84H(1)(b) substituted by No. 27/2018 s. 355(20).

(b) a prisoner who is a person in respect of whom an emergency detention order, a detention order or an interim detention order within the meaning of the Serious Offenders Act 2018 has been made—

to work in any prison industry or work program approved by the Secretary.

(2) A prisoner or offender must comply with a direction of the Secretary under this section.

Pt 8B Div. 2 (Heading and ss 84I–84P) inserted by No. 45/1996 s. 3, amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 45.6), 80/2006 s. 26(Sch. item 20.2). repealed by No. 21/2008 s. 5.

Part 9—Community corrections

Division 1—Definitions

85 Definitions

S. 85 def. of act of misconduct amended by No. 45/1996
s. 17(Sch. 1 item 55(a)).

act of misconduct means an offender's contravention of this Act, the regulations, or a direction of the Secretary, a Regional Manager or an officer, which is declared by the regulations to be an act of misconduct;

S. 85 def. of community corrections programme amended by No. 45/1996
s. 17(Sch. 1 item 55(b)).

community corrections programme means a programme or series of programmes approved by the Secretary under this Part;

S. 85 def. of officer amended by Nos 11/1993 s. 7(1)(f), 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 14.6), 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 10.2), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 16.6), 76/2013 s. 24, 64/2017 s. 19.

officer means a person who is—

(a) a Regional Manager; or

(b) a community corrections officer; or

(ba) a security officer; or

(c) a volunteer who is working at a location; or

(d) working at a location and who is—

(i) an employee in the public service; or

(ii) an employee in the teaching service; or

(iii) a member of staff of a TAFE institute within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or

(iv) a member of staff of a dual sector university within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or