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 \[1\].