235CTransitional centre officers

235C Transitional centre officers

235C Transitional centre officers

(1) In this section—

transitional centre officer means a person who is employed at a transitional centre for the purpose of supervising inmates residing at the transitional centre (including supervising such inmates while they are outside the transitional centre).

(2) The functions of transitional centre officers are to be as determined from time to time by the Commissioner.

(3) Those functions may include functions of a correctional officer.

(4) To the extent that the functions of a transitional centre officer include the functions of a correctional officer, the transitional centre officer has all the immunities of a correctional officer.

(5) A transitional centre officer may exercise a function of a correctional officer only in respect of an inmate who resides at the transitional centre where the transitional centre officer is employed.

(6) Transitional centre officers must at all times exercise their functions in such manner as the Commissioner, having regard to current circumstances, may from time to time direct.

s 235C: Ins 2002 No 79, Sch 1 [12].