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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.210Warrant for prisoner’s arrest
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### sec.210 Warrant for prisoner’s arrest
If a prisoner’s parole order is automatically cancelled under section 209 —
the parole board may issue a warrant, signed by a board member or an officer of the secretariat, for the prisoner’s arrest; or
a magistrate, on the application of the parole board or a board member, may issue a warrant for the prisoner’s arrest.
The warrant may be directed to all police officers.
See also the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 798 .
When arrested, the prisoner must be taken to a prison to serve the unexpired portion of the prisoner’s period of imprisonment.
See section 112 for the power of the parole board, a magistrate or the chief executive, on the application of a corrective services officer, to issue a warrant for a prisoner’s arrest if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled.
See section 112 (1) (a) for the power of a corrective services officer to arrest a prisoner without warrant if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled.
s 210 amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 ); 2017 No. 15 s 24 sch 1 ; 2020 No. 23 s 34
(sec.210-ssec.1) If a prisoner’s parole order is automatically cancelled under section 209 — the parole board may issue a warrant, signed by a board member or an officer of the secretariat, for the prisoner’s arrest; or a magistrate, on the application of the parole board or a board member, may issue a warrant for the prisoner’s arrest.
(sec.210-ssec.2) The warrant may be directed to all police officers. See also the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 798 .
(sec.210-ssec.3) When arrested, the prisoner must be taken to a prison to serve the unexpired portion of the prisoner’s period of imprisonment. See section 112 for the power of the parole board, a magistrate or the chief executive, on the application of a corrective services officer, to issue a warrant for a prisoner’s arrest if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled. See section 112 (1) (a) for the power of a corrective services officer to arrest a prisoner without warrant if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled.
- (a) the parole board may issue a warrant, signed by a board member or an officer of the secretariat, for the prisoner’s arrest; or
- (b) a magistrate, on the application of the parole board or a board member, may issue a warrant for the prisoner’s arrest.
- 1 See section 112 for the power of the parole board, a magistrate or the chief executive, on the application of a corrective services officer, to issue a warrant for a prisoner’s arrest if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled.
- 2 See section 112 (1) (a) for the power of a corrective services officer to arrest a prisoner without warrant if the prisoner is unlawfully at large and the prisoner’s parole order is cancelled.