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Corrections Act 1997
21Removal of persons from prison
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### 21 Removal of persons from prison
> > (1) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 52 of 2016, s. 10, Applied:01 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-01/act-2016-052#GS10@EN) If a person disobeys an order to leave a prison under [section 15](#GS15@EN) , [19](#GS19@EN) , [20](#GS20@EN) or [22(2)](#GS22@Gs2@EN) , a correctional officer may, if necessary, use reasonable force to compel the person to leave the prison.
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> > (2) A correctional officer who uses force to compel a visitor to leave a prison is, as soon as practicable, to report the fact to the Director.