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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.265Administrative procedures
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### sec.265 Administrative procedures
The chief executive must make administrative procedures to facilitate the effective and efficient management of corrective services.
a procedure for dealing with applications for early discharge
Also, the chief executive must make administrative procedures to facilitate the effective and efficient provision under this Act of support to proper officers of courts by corrective services officers.
The support provided under this Act comprises—
helping the proper officer of a court under section 308 ; and
performing functions and exercising powers delegated to corrective services officers by the proper officer of a court under section 309 .
Before making administrative procedures under subsection (2) , the chief executive must consult with the proper officer of the courts affected by the administrative procedures.
The administrative procedures must take into account the special needs of offenders.
The chief executive must publish the administrative procedures on the department’s website on the internet.
However, the chief executive need not publish an administrative procedure if the publication—
may pose a risk to the security or good order of a corrective services facility; or
may compromise the safety or effective management of offenders.
s 265 amd 2020 No. 23 s 38 ; 2024 No. 25 s 44
(sec.265-ssec.1) The chief executive must make administrative procedures to facilitate the effective and efficient management of corrective services. a procedure for dealing with applications for early discharge
(sec.265-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive must make administrative procedures to facilitate the effective and efficient provision under this Act of support to proper officers of courts by corrective services officers. The support provided under this Act comprises— helping the proper officer of a court under section 308 ; and performing functions and exercising powers delegated to corrective services officers by the proper officer of a court under section 309 .
(sec.265-ssec.3) Before making administrative procedures under subsection (2) , the chief executive must consult with the proper officer of the courts affected by the administrative procedures.
(sec.265-ssec.4) The administrative procedures must take into account the special needs of offenders.
(sec.265-ssec.5) The chief executive must publish the administrative procedures on the department’s website on the internet.
(sec.265-ssec.6) However, the chief executive need not publish an administrative procedure if the publication— may pose a risk to the security or good order of a corrective services facility; or may compromise the safety or effective management of offenders.
- (a) helping the proper officer of a court under section 308 ; and
- (b) performing functions and exercising powers delegated to corrective services officers by the proper officer of a court under section 309 .
- (a) may pose a risk to the security or good order of a corrective services facility; or
- (b) may compromise the safety or effective management of offenders.