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Corrections Management Act 2007
10Treatment of remandees
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10 Treatment of remandees
(1) Functions under this Act in relation to a detainee who is a remandee
must also be exercised to recognise and respect that—
(a) the remandee must be presumed innocent of any offence for
which the remandee is remanded; and
(b) the detention is not imposed as punishment of the remandee.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the remandee—
(a) has been convicted or found guilty of the offence for which the
remandee is detained; or
(b) is under a sentence of imprisonment in relation to another
offence.
Examples—par (a)
1 a convicted person remanded in custody for sentencing
2 a paroled offender remanded in custody during an adjournment of a
hearing by the sentence administration board