Corrections Act 1986
Div 3Agreements with the Chief Commissioner of Police
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Division 3—Agreements with the Chief Commissioner of Police
S. 9AA inserted by No. 94/1994 s. 10, amended by No. 45/1996
s. 17(Sch. 1 item 9), substituted by No. 26/1997
9AA Agreements with the Chief Commissioner
(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may, for and on behalf of the Crown, enter into an agreement with a person or body, including the Secretary, for the provision by that person or body of—
(a) custodial services in police gaols; or
(b) services related to the transport of—
(i) persons detained in a police gaol to or from a police gaol; or
(ii) persons detained in custody in a prison from the prison to a court or police gaol or from a court to a prison or police gaol; or
S. 9AA(1) (b)(iii) amended by No. 65/1997
s. 81(b), substituted by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 6.2), amended by Nos 20/2015 s. 38, 39/2022 s. 802.
(iii) patients within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 from a designated mental health service under that Act to a court or a police gaol or a designated mental health service or from a court or a police gaol to a court or a police gaol or a designated mental health service; or
S. 9AA(1)(b)(iv) amended by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 8.2).
(iv) persons detained in a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre within the meaning of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 from that centre to a court or a police gaol or from a court or police gaol to a court or police gaol or such a centre; or
(c) services related to security in relation to persons in the custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police.
S. 9AA(2) repealed by No. 45/2001 s. 6.
S. 9AB inserted by No. 94/1994 s. 10.
9AB Matters to be included in agreement
(1) An agreement under section 9AA must provide for—
(a) compliance by the contractor with all relevant provisions of this Act or the regulations or of any other Act or instrument of a legislative character;
(b) objectives and performance standards in relation to the provision of services;
(c) the fees, costs and charges to be paid to the contractor;
(d) the submission of periodic reports in relation to the contractor's operations;
(e) an indemnity by the contractor in favour of the Crown and the Chief Commissioner of Police;
(f) the office the holder of which is to be the principal officer for the purposes of the application of the to the contractor;