Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
18Custody of remandee
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18 Custody of remandee (1) The director-general must— (a) keep the remandee in custody under full-time detention under this Act and the Corrections Management Act 2007 under the order for remand; and (b) return the remandee to the remanding authority, or another remanding authority, as ordered by the remanding authority. Note For a young remandee, see s 320E. (2) The director-general must ensure that the remandee is held in custody in the place that the director-general decides is the most appropriate. (3) For subsection (2)— (a) the director-general must have regard to the following: (i) the remanding authority’s order for remand; (ii) any considerations about the remand stated in the warrant by the remanding authority; (iii) whether the remandee is also a sentenced offender; (iv) the availability of suitable places of custody; (v) the practicality of moving the remandee to and from the place of custody to satisfy the remanding authority’s order for the return of the remandee; and (b) the director-general may have regard to anything else the director-general considers relevant.
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