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Prisons Act 1981
Div 4Vetting and control of contract workers in relation to high‑level security work
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Division 4 — Vetting and control of contract workers in relation to high‑level security work
15L. Term used: offence for which the contract worker is convicted 26
15M. High‑level security work 27
15N. Chief executive officer may declare other kinds of work to be high‑level security work 27
15O. Contract workers require permits to do high‑level security work 28
15P. Issue of permits to do high‑level security work 28
15Q. Information about applicants for permits 29
15R. Taking of fingerprints and palmprints 30
15S. Refusal to issue permit 30
15T. Determining suitability of contract workers to keep holding permits 31
15U. Suspension or revocation of permits 32
15V. Gazettal of permit details 33