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Corrections Management Act 2007
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15 Exclusions from notified corrections policies and
operating procedures
(1) The director-general may exclude from a corrections policy or
operating procedure notified or available for inspection in accordance
with section 14 any matter that the director-general believes, on
reasonable grounds, would be likely to disclose—
(a) information that may endanger public safety or undermine
justice, security or good order at a correctional centre; or
(b) anything prescribed by regulation.
(2) If subsection (1) applies to a corrections policy or operating
procedure—
(a) the policy or procedure must contain a statement about the effect
of this section; and
(b) the excluded matter must be available for inspection, on request,
by any of the following:
(i) a judge or magistrate;
(ii) a member of the Legislative Assembly;
(iii) an official visitor;
(iv) the custodial inspector;
(v) the human rights commissioner;
(vi) the public advocate;
(vii) the ombudsman;
(viii) the integrity commissioner;
(ix) anyone else prescribed by regulation.
Note Territory laws apply to a delegate of a person in the exercise of a
delegation as if the delegate were the person who appointed the delegate
(see Legislation Act, s 239 (2)).