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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.266Programs and services to help offenders
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### sec.266 Programs and services to help offenders
The chief executive must establish or facilitate programs or services—
for the religious welfare of prisoners; and
to support the health and wellbeing of prisoners; and
to help prisoners reintegrate into the community after their release from custody, including by acquiring skills; and
to initiate, keep and improve relationships between offenders and members of their families and the community; and
to help rehabilitate offenders.
The programs or services must take into account the special needs of offenders.
s 266 amd 2020 No. 23 s 39
(sec.266-ssec.1) The chief executive must establish or facilitate programs or services— for the religious welfare of prisoners; and to support the health and wellbeing of prisoners; and to help prisoners reintegrate into the community after their release from custody, including by acquiring skills; and to initiate, keep and improve relationships between offenders and members of their families and the community; and to help rehabilitate offenders.
(sec.266-ssec.2) The programs or services must take into account the special needs of offenders.
- (a) for the religious welfare of prisoners; and
- (b) to support the health and wellbeing of prisoners; and
- (c) to help prisoners reintegrate into the community after their release from custody, including by acquiring skills; and
- (d) to initiate, keep and improve relationships between offenders and members of their families and the community; and
- (e) to help rehabilitate offenders.