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Weapons Act 1990
sec.189Declaration concerning GEO during interim period
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### sec.189 Declaration concerning GEO during interim period
During the interim period—
GEO is taken to have been a government service entity and a prescribed service entity under section 2(9); and
for section 2(2), the functions of GEO are taken to have been—
to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 , section 19(2)(f); or
the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 272; and
for section 2(2), the functions of a GEO employee are taken to have been—
the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or
the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).
In this section—
GEO means GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd ABN 24 051 130 600.
interim period means the period starting on 15 January 2004 and ending on the commencement.
s 189 ins 2011 No. 37 s 28
(sec.189-ssec.1) During the interim period— GEO is taken to have been a government service entity and a prescribed service entity under section 2(9); and for section 2(2), the functions of GEO are taken to have been— to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 , section 19(2)(f); or the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 272; and for section 2(2), the functions of a GEO employee are taken to have been— the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).
(sec.189-ssec.2) In this section— GEO means GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd ABN 24 051 130 600. interim period means the period starting on 15 January 2004 and ending on the commencement.
- (a) GEO is taken to have been a government service entity and a prescribed service entity under section 2(9); and
- (b) for section 2(2), the functions of GEO are taken to have been— (i) to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 , section 19(2)(f); or (ii) the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 272; and
- (i) to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 , section 19(2)(f); or
- (ii) the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 272; and
- (c) for section 2(2), the functions of a GEO employee are taken to have been— (i) the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or (ii) the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).
- (i) the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or
- (ii) the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).
- (i) to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 , section 19(2)(f); or
- (ii) the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 272; and
- (i) the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or
- (ii) the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).