6Powers and duties of Director

### 6 Powers and duties of Director > > (1)  The Director is responsible to the Secretary – > > > > > > (a) for the care and direction of all prisons, prisoners and detainees and the control of all prisons; and > > > > > > > (b) for the order and control of all prisoners and detainees. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-17/act-2013-069#JS1@Ja9@GC3@EN) [*\[Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:10 Apr 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-04-10/act-1996-017#AT@EN) The Director has the powers, functions and duties vested in or conferred or imposed on him or her by this Act, the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051) and the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) . > > > (3)  The Director may make standing orders for the management and security of prisons and for the welfare, protection and discipline of prisoners and detainees. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 52 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-01/act-2016-052#GS7@EN) A person who is a correctional officer or State Service corrections employee must comply with the standing orders made by the Director in so far as they apply to such an officer or employee. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 6 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 52 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:01 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-01/act-2016-052#GS7@EN) The obligation under [subsection (4)](#GS6@Gs4@EN) is, for correctional officers and State Service corrections employees, taken to be a conduct requirement under [section 9 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085#GS9@EN) [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) .