36Removal of prisoners and detainees to other prisons and to hospitals, &c.

36 Removal of prisoners and detainees to other prisons and to hospitals, &c.

(1)  [Section 36 Subsection (1) amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 81, Applied:20 Feb 2006] The Director may direct a prisoner or detainee to be removed from a prison to another prison or to a hospital or an institution other than a secure mental health unit.

(2)  The Director may appoint a person to take charge of a prisoner or detainee while the prisoner or detainee is in a hospital or an institution pursuant to subsection (1) .

(3)  A person appointed under subsection (2) has the powers of a correctional officer.