Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999
Div 1Matters relating to contracts generally
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Division 1 — Matters relating to contracts generally
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Minimum matters to be included in contracts 25
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Minimum standards 26
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Contract workers subject to judicial direction 26
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Public Sector Management Act 1994 not applicable 27
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Minister, CEO etc. may have access to certain places, persons, vehicles and documents 27
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Administrators and investigators may have access to certain places, persons, vehicles and documents 28
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CEO may set up inquiry 29
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Annual reports 31
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No contracting out 31
Division 2 — Vetting and control of contract workers in relation to high‑level security work
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Term used: offence for which contract worker is convicted 32
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High‑level security work 32
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CEO may declare other kinds of work to be high‑level security work 33
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Contract workers require permits to do high‑level security work 33
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Issue of permits 33
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Information about applicants for permits 34
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Taking of fingerprints and palmprints 35
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Grounds for refusing permits 35
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Determining suitability of contract workers to keep holding permits 36
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Suspension or revocation of permits 37
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Gazettal of permit details 38
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CEO may give directions to contract workers about high‑level security work 38
Division 3 — Intervention in, and termination of, contracts
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CEO may intervene in contracts 39
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CEO may terminate or suspend contracts 39
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CEO may appoint administrator after intervening in contract 40
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CEO may appoint administrator after terminating or suspending contract 41
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Administrator’s functions 41
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Contractor etc. to comply with administrator’s directions 42
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Requisitioning property on intervention in, or termination of, contract 42