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Corrections Management Act 2007
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194 Notice of disciplinary inquiry etc
(1) The presiding officer for an inquiry in relation to an accused must
give the accused written notice of the inquiry.
(2) The notice must include the following:
(a) a statement about where and when the inquiry is to start;
(b) details of the disciplinary charge or disciplinary action to which
the inquiry relates;
(c) the closing date for the accused to give the presiding officer
submissions to the inquiry;
(d) a statement about the effect of section 192 (Nature of
disciplinary inquiries);
Disciplinary inquiry procedures Part 11.2
(e) a statement about the effect of subsections (3) and (4);
(f) a statement to the effect that the presiding officer may hold a
hearing for the inquiry in accordance with part 11.3
(Disciplinary hearing procedures).
(3) The accused may make submissions to the presiding officer for the
inquiry in any form acceptable to the presiding officer.
Example of acceptable form
an audio recording or a document written for a detainee
(4) The presiding officer must consider any submission given to the
presiding officer by the accused before the closing date for
submissions stated in the notice of the inquiry given to the accused.