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Corrections Act 1986
84HSecretary may direct prisoners and offenders to work
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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 repealed by No. 21/2008 s. 5.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
(e) a member of a prescribed class of persons who works at a location as a psychiatrist, registered medical practitioner, dentist, nurse, midwife or health worker;
***region*** means an area or several areas designated under this Part.
Division 2—Establishment of community corrections centres and regional centres