7ADeductions from remuneration earned by inmates on external work release program

7A Deductions from remuneration earned by inmates on external work release program

7A Deductions from remuneration earned by inmates on external work release program

(1) Any remuneration earned by an inmate as a participant in an external work release program is to be paid by the employer to the Commissioner on behalf of the inmate.

(2) The Commissioner may deduct from such remuneration an amount, calculated in accordance with the directions of the Minister, to contribute towards—

(a) the costs of administering the external work release program, and

(b) travel fares and other expenses relating to the inmate’s participation in the external work release program, and

(c) the costs of the inmate’s imprisonment during the period in which such remuneration is earned.

(3) The Commissioner must cause a record to be kept of remuneration received and deductions made under this section.

(4) In this section—

external work release program means a program provided under this Act which enables an eligible inmate to work in paid employment in the community during the inmate’s sentence, in accordance with a local leave permit.

s 7A: Ins 2014 No 6, Sch 1 [1].