Corrections Management Act 2007
80Security classification—basis etc
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80 Security classification—basis etc (1) The director-general must— (a) give each detainee a security classification; and (b) review the classification at least annually or otherwise as prescribed by regulation. (2) When deciding a detainee’s security classification, the director-general must consider the following: (a) the reason for the detention, including the nature of any offence for which the detainee is detained; (b) the risks posed by the detainee if the detainee were to escape; (c) the risk of the detainee escaping; (d) the risks posed by the detainee while at a correctional centre; (e) the risks to the detainee of being accommodated with particular detainees or in particular areas at a correctional centre; (f) any matter prescribed by regulation. (3) The director-general may consider anything else the director-general considers relevant. (4) The security measures to which a detainee is subject under a security classification must be the minimum necessary to ensure secure detention of the detainee.