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Corrective Services Act 2006
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### sec.345 Staff members
If a person stops being a staff member, the person must return to the issuing entity, as required under subsection (2) , a firearm or other weapon issued to the person to perform the person’s duties under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The firearm or other weapon must be returned immediately after the person stops being a staff member.
Also, if a person stops being a staff member, the person must return the following things to the issuing entity, as required under subsection (4) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse—
the person’s identity card;
anything else not mentioned in subsection (1) issued to the person to perform the person’s duties under this Act that the chief executive requires to be returned.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
Anything required to be returned under subsection (3) must be returned as soon as practicable, but within 7 days, after the person stops being a staff member.
In this section—
issuing entity means—
for something issued by the chief executive—the chief executive; or
for something issued by an engaged service provider—the engaged service provider.
(sec.345-ssec.1) If a person stops being a staff member, the person must return to the issuing entity, as required under subsection (2) , a firearm or other weapon issued to the person to perform the person’s duties under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.345-ssec.2) The firearm or other weapon must be returned immediately after the person stops being a staff member.
(sec.345-ssec.3) Also, if a person stops being a staff member, the person must return the following things to the issuing entity, as required under subsection (4) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse— the person’s identity card; anything else not mentioned in subsection (1) issued to the person to perform the person’s duties under this Act that the chief executive requires to be returned. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.345-ssec.4) Anything required to be returned under subsection (3) must be returned as soon as practicable, but within 7 days, after the person stops being a staff member.
(sec.345-ssec.5) In this section— issuing entity means— for something issued by the chief executive—the chief executive; or for something issued by an engaged service provider—the engaged service provider.
- (a) the person’s identity card;
- (b) anything else not mentioned in subsection (1) issued to the person to perform the person’s duties under this Act that the chief executive requires to be returned.
- (a) for something issued by the chief executive—the chief executive; or
- (b) for something issued by an engaged service provider—the engaged service provider.