sec.271CAdditional powers of chief executive during declared emergency

### sec.271C Additional powers of chief executive during declared emergency This section applies if the chief executive declares an emergency exists in relation to a corrective services facility under section 271B . While the declaration is in force, the chief executive may— restrict any activity in the corrective services facility, including, for example, restricting movement within the facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency; or restrict access to the corrective services facility, including, for example— refusing entry to the facility by any person; and refusing entry to the facility by a person who exhibits symptoms of a declared illness; and refusing entry to the facility by a person who has not been screened for symptoms of a declared illness; or taking the temperature of a person isolate prisoners in the corrective services facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency, including, for example, isolating prisoners, individually or in groups, because of— damage to the facility; or the need to quarantine prisoners likely to have been exposed to a declared illness; or limit or withhold the privileges of a prisoner at the corrective services facility if the chief executive reasonably believes that because of the emergency it will not be practicable for the prisoner to receive privileges to the extent the prisoner would otherwise have received them; or authorise the non-invasive screening of persons at or entering the corrective services facility for symptoms of a declared illness; or authorise police officers to perform a function or exercise a power of a corrective services officer at the corrective services facility, under the direction of the senior police officer present; or transfer prisoners to another corrective services facility, including a temporary corrective services facility declared under section 271B (3) (b) ; or return prisoners to the corrective services facility. In this section— declared illness , for a declaration made under section 271B , means an illness for which the declaration was made. s 271C ins 2023 No. 14 s 28 (sec.271C-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive declares an emergency exists in relation to a corrective services facility under section 271B . (sec.271C-ssec.2) While the declaration is in force, the chief executive may— restrict any activity in the corrective services facility, including, for example, restricting movement within the facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency; or restrict access to the corrective services facility, including, for example— refusing entry to the facility by any person; and refusing entry to the facility by a person who exhibits symptoms of a declared illness; and refusing entry to the facility by a person who has not been screened for symptoms of a declared illness; or taking the temperature of a person isolate prisoners in the corrective services facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency, including, for example, isolating prisoners, individually or in groups, because of— damage to the facility; or the need to quarantine prisoners likely to have been exposed to a declared illness; or limit or withhold the privileges of a prisoner at the corrective services facility if the chief executive reasonably believes that because of the emergency it will not be practicable for the prisoner to receive privileges to the extent the prisoner would otherwise have received them; or authorise the non-invasive screening of persons at or entering the corrective services facility for symptoms of a declared illness; or authorise police officers to perform a function or exercise a power of a corrective services officer at the corrective services facility, under the direction of the senior police officer present; or transfer prisoners to another corrective services facility, including a temporary corrective services facility declared under section 271B (3) (b) ; or return prisoners to the corrective services facility. (sec.271C-ssec.3) In this section— declared illness , for a declaration made under section 271B , means an illness for which the declaration was made. - (a) restrict any activity in the corrective services facility, including, for example, restricting movement within the facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency; or - (b) restrict access to the corrective services facility, including, for example— (i) refusing entry to the facility by any person; and (ii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who exhibits symptoms of a declared illness; and (iii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who has not been screened for symptoms of a declared illness; or Example of screening for an illness— taking the temperature of a person - (i) refusing entry to the facility by any person; and - (ii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who exhibits symptoms of a declared illness; and - (iii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who has not been screened for symptoms of a declared illness; or Example of screening for an illness— taking the temperature of a person - (c) isolate prisoners in the corrective services facility to the extent necessary because of the emergency, including, for example, isolating prisoners, individually or in groups, because of— (i) damage to the facility; or (ii) the need to quarantine prisoners likely to have been exposed to a declared illness; or - (i) damage to the facility; or - (ii) the need to quarantine prisoners likely to have been exposed to a declared illness; or - (d) limit or withhold the privileges of a prisoner at the corrective services facility if the chief executive reasonably believes that because of the emergency it will not be practicable for the prisoner to receive privileges to the extent the prisoner would otherwise have received them; or - (e) authorise the non-invasive screening of persons at or entering the corrective services facility for symptoms of a declared illness; or - (f) authorise police officers to perform a function or exercise a power of a corrective services officer at the corrective services facility, under the direction of the senior police officer present; or - (g) transfer prisoners to another corrective services facility, including a temporary corrective services facility declared under section 271B (3) (b) ; or - (h) return prisoners to the corrective services facility. - (i) refusing entry to the facility by any person; and - (ii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who exhibits symptoms of a declared illness; and - (iii) refusing entry to the facility by a person who has not been screened for symptoms of a declared illness; or Example of screening for an illness— taking the temperature of a person - (i) damage to the facility; or - (ii) the need to quarantine prisoners likely to have been exposed to a declared illness; or