Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Regulation 2021
29Transport of defendants in Local Court proceedings
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29 Transport of defendants in Local Court proceedings
29 Transport of defendants in Local Court proceedings
For the purposes of section 22(1)(b) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed as persons who may take a defendant to or from a place—
(a) if the defendant is on remand or serving a sentence of imprisonment, other than a defendant detained in a detention centre—a correctional officer or a police officer,
(b) otherwise—a member of the NSW Health Service, a police officer, a correctional officer, a juvenile justice officer or a person who provides a transport service approved for that purpose by the Secretary.