Corrections Management Act 2007
157Investigation by investigator
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 157
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Corrections Management Act 2007.
157 Investigation by investigator (1) After being given an initial report about an alleged disciplinary breach by a detainee, the presiding officer may, if the presiding officer believes on reasonable grounds it is appropriate, refer the report to an investigator. (2) The investigator must— (a) consider the initial report and investigate the alleged disciplinary breach by the detainee; and (b) give the presiding officer a report (an investigator’s report) about the alleged disciplinary breach. (3) The report must include the following: (a) a copy of the initial report; (b) a recommendation for any action by the presiding officer under section 158 (2); (c) the investigator’s reasons for the recommendation; (d) anything else prescribed by regulation. (4) The report may include any other information the investigator considers is relevant in relation to the alleged disciplinary breach. (5) The corrections officer who made the initial report about the alleged disciplinary breach by the detainee must not exercise any function of an investigator in relation to the breach.