63Accreditation of chaplains

63 Accreditation of chaplains

63 Accreditation of chaplains

(1) A minister of religion may not perform the functions of a chaplain in a correctional centre unless the minister—

(a) is accredited by the Commissioner in accordance with subclause (2), and

(b) is permitted by the appropriate authority for the religious organisation of which the minister is a member to work as a chaplain in the correctional centre.

(2) The Commissioner may, by instrument in writing, accredit a minister of religion who has been endorsed by the Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee to work as a full-time, part-time or sessional chaplain to inmates, correctional officers and departmental officers at a correctional centre.

(3) The Commissioner must not accredit a minister of religion unless the minister has undergone a criminal record check and been found by the Commissioner to be suitable to work as a chaplain in the correctional centre.

(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, by instrument in writing, revoke an accreditation.

(5) The Commissioner must give written notice of any revocation to the Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee.