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Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003
sec.16ACurfew and monitoring directions
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### sec.16A Curfew and monitoring directions
The purpose of this section is to enable the movements of a released prisoner to be restricted and to enable the location of the released prisoner to be monitored.
A corrective services officer may give 1 or both of the following directions to the released prisoner—
a direction to remain at a stated place for stated periods ( curfew direction );
a direction to remain at the released prisoner’s place of residence from 2.30p.m. to 7.00p.m. on school days, if the prisoner is not required to be at a place of employment during these hours
a direction to do 1 or both of the following ( monitoring direction )—
wear a stated device;
permit the installation of any device or equipment at the place where the released prisoner resides.
A corrective services officer may give any reasonable directions to a released prisoner that are necessary for the proper administration of a curfew direction or monitoring direction.
A direction under this section must not be directly inconsistent with a requirement of the relevant order for the released prisoner.
s 16A ins 2007 No. 35 s 3A
amd 2010 No. 34 s 13
(sec.16A-ssec.1) The purpose of this section is to enable the movements of a released prisoner to be restricted and to enable the location of the released prisoner to be monitored.
(sec.16A-ssec.2) A corrective services officer may give 1 or both of the following directions to the released prisoner— a direction to remain at a stated place for stated periods ( curfew direction ); a direction to remain at the released prisoner’s place of residence from 2.30p.m. to 7.00p.m. on school days, if the prisoner is not required to be at a place of employment during these hours a direction to do 1 or both of the following ( monitoring direction )— wear a stated device; permit the installation of any device or equipment at the place where the released prisoner resides.
(sec.16A-ssec.3) A corrective services officer may give any reasonable directions to a released prisoner that are necessary for the proper administration of a curfew direction or monitoring direction.
(sec.16A-ssec.4) A direction under this section must not be directly inconsistent with a requirement of the relevant order for the released prisoner.
- (a) a direction to remain at a stated place for stated periods ( curfew direction ); Example— a direction to remain at the released prisoner’s place of residence from 2.30p.m. to 7.00p.m. on school days, if the prisoner is not required to be at a place of employment during these hours
- (b) a direction to do 1 or both of the following ( monitoring direction )— (i) wear a stated device; (ii) permit the installation of any device or equipment at the place where the released prisoner resides.
- (i) wear a stated device;
- (ii) permit the installation of any device or equipment at the place where the released prisoner resides.
- (i) wear a stated device;
- (ii) permit the installation of any device or equipment at the place where the released prisoner resides.