17Duties of correctional officer in relation to persons in custody

17 Duties of correctional officer in relation to persons in custody

[Section 17 Inserted by No. 76 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:11 Dec 2009]

(1)  In relation to persons in custody who have been transferred in accordance with section 16(2)(c) , a correctional officer at a reception prison must ensure that all persons so transferred are treated in accordance with any correctional standing orders referred to in subsection (2) .

(2)  The Director of Corrective Services, within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1997 , may make correctional standing orders in respect of the welfare, protection and management of persons in custody who have been transferred in accordance with section 16(2)(c) .

(3)  Section 26(3) of the Corrections Act 1997 does not apply to a correctional officer who has custody of a person by virtue of section 16(2)(c) .

(4)  If a request has been made by a police officer or a custody officer, the correctional officer who has custody of a person by virtue of section 16(2)(c) is to transfer or permit the transfer of that person to –

(a) a police officer referred to in section 16(2)(a) or (b) ; or

(b) the custody officer making the request.

(5)  In this section –

correctional standing orders means standing orders under section 6(3) of the Corrections Act 1997 .