241Status of staff at correctional centre managed under agreement

241 Status of staff at correctional centre managed under agreement

241 Status of staff at correctional centre managed under agreement

(1) A person who, in accordance with this Part and a management or submanagement agreement, is appointed by the management company or submanagement company under the agreement to exercise the functions of the governor of a correctional centre is, for the purposes of this Act and for all other purposes, the governor of the correctional centre.

(2) A person employed for the purposes of a management or submanagement agreement is, in the performance of the duties of his or her employment, subject to—

(a) the provisions of the regulations, and

(b) any directions, not inconsistent with the regulations, given by the Commissioner either generally or in a particular case.

(3) Despite any power or authority conferred by a management or submanagement agreement, or by the regulations, on any person employed by the management company or submanagement company in connection with a correctional centre, a person so employed is not, for the purposes of this Act, a correctional officer, nor does the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 apply to any such person on account of that employment.

s 241: Am 2015 No 15, Sch 3.16 [10].