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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.110Discharge within 7 days before discharge day
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### sec.110 Discharge within 7 days before discharge day
This section applies to a person—
who is—
a prisoner; or
a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and is in the commissioner’s custody; and
who has served at least half of the person’s period of imprisonment.
The chief executive may order that the person be discharged within 7 days immediately before the person’s discharge day.
The person’s discharge day falls on a Friday but transport to the person’s community is only available on a Wednesday. The person may be discharged on the Wednesday before the discharge day.
(sec.110-ssec.1) This section applies to a person— who is— a prisoner; or a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and is in the commissioner’s custody; and who has served at least half of the person’s period of imprisonment.
(sec.110-ssec.2) The chief executive may order that the person be discharged within 7 days immediately before the person’s discharge day. The person’s discharge day falls on a Friday but transport to the person’s community is only available on a Wednesday. The person may be discharged on the Wednesday before the discharge day.
- (a) who is— (i) a prisoner; or (ii) a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and is in the commissioner’s custody; and
- (i) a prisoner; or
- (ii) a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and is in the commissioner’s custody; and
- (b) who has served at least half of the person’s period of imprisonment.
- (i) a prisoner; or
- (ii) a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and is in the commissioner’s custody; and