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Corrections Management Act 2007
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92 Segregation—health
grounds, that the segregation is necessary or prudent—
(a) to assess the detainee’s physical or mental health; or
(b) to protect anyone (including the detainee) from harm because of
the detainee’s physical or mental health; or
(c) to prevent the spread of disease.
(2) The director-general must give the detainee prompt notice of the
(3) The director-general must revoke the direction if the director-general
believes, on reasonable grounds, that the direction is no longer
necessary or prudent.
(4) The director-general—
(b) must review the direction on request by a doctor appointed under
section 21 (Doctors—health service appointments); and
(c) if the detainee is to be transferred to another correctional centre
(d) must review the direction at least once every 21 days while it
(5) After reviewing the direction, the director-general may—
(c) revoke the direction under subsection (3).
(6) To remove any doubt, the director-general may make more than
(7) When acting under subsection (1), (3) or (4), the director-general
must have regard to any advice given by a doctor appointed under
section 21 (Doctors—health service appointments) in relation to the
segregation of the detainee.