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Corrective Services Act 2006
sec.324Removing details from eligible persons register
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### sec.324 Removing details from eligible persons register
The chief executive must remove an eligible person’s details from the eligible persons register—
for a prisoner other than a homicide offender, when the prisoner in relation to whom the person is registered—
is discharged; or
if the prisoner is released subject to a relevant order—stops being subject to a relevant order; or
dies; or
is transferred to another jurisdiction; or
for a homicide offender, when the homicide offender dies; or
if the conviction of the prisoner or homicide offender in relation to which the person is registered is overturned; or
if asked to do so by the eligible person.
The chief executive may remove an eligible person’s details from the register if—
the chief executive reasonably believes that giving the person a notice or information as an eligible person may endanger—
the security of a corrective services facility; or
the safe custody or welfare of a prisoner; or
the safety or welfare of someone else; or
the eligible person discloses, for public dissemination, any notice or information given to the person under this Act as an eligible person.
The chief executive may also remove an eligible person’s details from the register if the chief executive is unable, after making reasonable efforts, to contact the eligible person.
The chief executive may, on the chief executive’s own initiative, reinstate details of an eligible person registered against a prisoner other than a homicide offender if, within 90 days after the removal of the details, the prisoner is again in the custody of the chief executive.
In this section—
details , of an eligible person, includes details of any entity nominated to receive a notice or information under this Act for the eligible person.
relevant order means—
a supervision order or interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
a probation order.
s 324 amd 2009 No. 30 s 37 ; 2023 No. 14 s 52 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 25 s 26
(sec.324-ssec.1) The chief executive must remove an eligible person’s details from the eligible persons register— for a prisoner other than a homicide offender, when the prisoner in relation to whom the person is registered— is discharged; or if the prisoner is released subject to a relevant order—stops being subject to a relevant order; or dies; or is transferred to another jurisdiction; or for a homicide offender, when the homicide offender dies; or if the conviction of the prisoner or homicide offender in relation to which the person is registered is overturned; or if asked to do so by the eligible person.
(sec.324-ssec.2) The chief executive may remove an eligible person’s details from the register if— the chief executive reasonably believes that giving the person a notice or information as an eligible person may endanger— the security of a corrective services facility; or the safe custody or welfare of a prisoner; or the safety or welfare of someone else; or the eligible person discloses, for public dissemination, any notice or information given to the person under this Act as an eligible person.
(sec.324-ssec.3) The chief executive may also remove an eligible person’s details from the register if the chief executive is unable, after making reasonable efforts, to contact the eligible person.
(sec.324-ssec.4) The chief executive may, on the chief executive’s own initiative, reinstate details of an eligible person registered against a prisoner other than a homicide offender if, within 90 days after the removal of the details, the prisoner is again in the custody of the chief executive.
(sec.324-ssec.5) In this section— details , of an eligible person, includes details of any entity nominated to receive a notice or information under this Act for the eligible person. relevant order means— a supervision order or interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or a probation order.
- (a) for a prisoner other than a homicide offender, when the prisoner in relation to whom the person is registered— (i) is discharged; or (ii) if the prisoner is released subject to a relevant order—stops being subject to a relevant order; or (iii) dies; or (iv) is transferred to another jurisdiction; or
- (i) is discharged; or
- (ii) if the prisoner is released subject to a relevant order—stops being subject to a relevant order; or
- (iii) dies; or
- (iv) is transferred to another jurisdiction; or
- (b) for a homicide offender, when the homicide offender dies; or
- (c) if the conviction of the prisoner or homicide offender in relation to which the person is registered is overturned; or
- (d) if asked to do so by the eligible person.
- (i) is discharged; or
- (ii) if the prisoner is released subject to a relevant order—stops being subject to a relevant order; or
- (iii) dies; or
- (iv) is transferred to another jurisdiction; or
- (a) the chief executive reasonably believes that giving the person a notice or information as an eligible person may endanger— (i) the security of a corrective services facility; or (ii) the safe custody or welfare of a prisoner; or (iii) the safety or welfare of someone else; or
- (i) the security of a corrective services facility; or
- (ii) the safe custody or welfare of a prisoner; or
- (iii) the safety or welfare of someone else; or
- (b) the eligible person discloses, for public dissemination, any notice or information given to the person under this Act as an eligible person.
- (i) the security of a corrective services facility; or
- (ii) the safe custody or welfare of a prisoner; or
- (iii) the safety or welfare of someone else; or
- (a) a supervision order or interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
- (b) a probation order.