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Corrections Act 1986
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86 Community corrections centres
(1) The Governor in Council may by order appoint any premises or place to be a community corrections centre.
(2) An order establishing a community corrections centre may include a statement restricting the number of offenders who may attend the centre.
(3) An order establishing a community corrections centre comes into operation on its making or on a later date stated in the order.
(4) The Minister must within 7 days after the making of an order under subsection (1) publish a copy of the order in the Government Gazette.
(5) A place, establishment or institution which was an attendance centre under section 42 of the **Penalties and Sentences Act 1981** as in force immediately before the commencement of item 18 of Schedule 4 of the **Penalties and Sentences Act 1985** is deemed to be appointed a community corrections centre under this section.