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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014
133Report on use of force
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#### 133 Report on use of force
133 Report on use of force
> > (1) Any correctional officer who uses force on an inmate must immediately give a report about the use of force to the governor.
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> > (2) The report must—
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> > > (a) be in writing, and
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> > > (b) specify the name or names of the inmate or inmates and the name or names of the correctional officer or correctional officers involved in the use of force, and
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> > > (c) specify the location where the force was used, and
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> > > (d) describe the nature of the force used and the circumstances requiring its use, and
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> > > (e) be signed by each correctional officer involved in the use of force.
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> > (3) This clause does not require a correctional officer to include information in a report if it is impossible or impracticable for the officer to obtain the information.
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> > (4) This clause does not apply in respect of—
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> > > (a) a threat of the use of force, or
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> > > (b) the use of an instrument of restraint in circumstances where—
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> > > > (i) the inmate is restrained for the purposes of being moved from one location to another, and
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> > > > (ii) the move and use of the restraint is required to be noted administratively.
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> **cl 133:** Am 2016 (75), Sch 1 \[2\].