7Payments to inmates

#### 7 Payments to inmates 7 Payments to inmates > > (1) The Commissioner may, out of money provided by Parliament or otherwise legally available, make payments to inmates for any reason (including for work done). > > > (2) Payment for work done by inmates of a managed correctional centre may not be made by the management company for the correctional centre otherwise than in accordance with a scheme approved by the Commissioner. > > > (3) The payment of an inmate by the Commissioner under this section for work done (whether or not at the direction of the Commissioner) does not constitute employment of, or a contract of service with, the inmate by the Crown or any other person, and accordingly an inmate who undertakes any such paid work is not— > > > > > (a) a worker for the purposes of the [Workers Compensation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070), the [Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-086), the [Annual Holidays Act 1944](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1944-031) or the [Long Service Leave Act 1955](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1955-038), or > > > > > (b) an employee (however described) for the purposes of the [Industrial Relations Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-017) or any Act or other law. > > > (4) The Commissioner may determine the way in which an inmate is paid, including scales of payments or credit. > > > (5) The payment to an inmate may be subject to conditions set by the Commissioner. > > **s 7:** Am 2002 No 79, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2025 No 6, Sch 1\[6\].