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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.121Separate confinement
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### sec.121 Separate confinement
An order for a prisoner to undergo separate confinement must—
state the period of separate confinement; and
take any special needs of the prisoner into account; and
contain directions about the extent to which the prisoner is to receive privileges.
The period of separate confinement stated in the order must not be more than 7 days.
A health practitioner must examine the prisoner for any health concerns as soon as practicable after—
the order takes effect; and
the order ceases to have effect.
s 121 amd 2016 No. 42 s 9 ; 2023 No. 14 s 52 sch 1
(sec.121-ssec.1) An order for a prisoner to undergo separate confinement must— state the period of separate confinement; and take any special needs of the prisoner into account; and contain directions about the extent to which the prisoner is to receive privileges.
(sec.121-ssec.2) The period of separate confinement stated in the order must not be more than 7 days.
(sec.121-ssec.3) A health practitioner must examine the prisoner for any health concerns as soon as practicable after— the order takes effect; and the order ceases to have effect.
- (a) state the period of separate confinement; and
- (b) take any special needs of the prisoner into account; and
- (c) contain directions about the extent to which the prisoner is to receive privileges.
- (a) the order takes effect; and
- (b) the order ceases to have effect.