CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act  
• 3 Dictionary  
• 4 Notes  
• 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
• 6 Application of Act—detainees  

CHAPTER 2--OBJECTS AND PRINCIPLES

• 7 Main objects of Act  
• 8 Management of correctional services  
• 9 Treatment of detainees generally  
• 10 Treatment of remandees  
• 11 Treatment of certain detainees  
• 12 Correctional centres—minimum living conditions  

CHAPTER 3--ADMINISTRATION

PART 3.1--ADMINISTRATION--GENERAL

• 13 Ministerial directions to director-general  
• 14 Corrections policies and operating procedures  
• 15 Exclusions from notified corrections policies and operating procedures  
• 16 Director-general directions  
• 17 Director-general delegations  
• 18 Chief police officer delegations  

PART 3.2--CORRECTIONS OFFICERS

• 19 Corrections officers—appointment  
• 20 Corrections officers—functions  
• 21 Doctors—health service appointments  
• 22 Health practitioners—non-therapeutic functions  
• 23 Identity cards  

PART 3.3--CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

• 24 Correctional centres—declaration  
• 25 Correctional centres—arrangements with NSW  

PART 3.4--ADMINISTRATION--SPECIAL PROVISIONS

• 26 Declaration of emergency  
• 27 Emergency powers  
• 28 Arrangements with police  

CHAPTER 4--DETENTION IN POLICE AND COURT CELLS ETC

• 29 Definitions—ch 4  
• 30 Detention in police cells  
• 31 Detention in police cells—search powers etc  
• 31A Detention in police cells—additional provisions for young  
• 32 Other police powers not limited  
• 33 Detention in court cells  
• 33A Detention in court cells—additional provisions for young  
• 34 Detainees accommodated away from correctional centre  

CHAPTER 5--ESCORTING DETAINEES

• 35 Escort officer functions etc  
• 36 Escorting arrested person to court etc  
• 37 Custody etc during proceedings  
• 38 Executing warrants of imprisonment or remand etc  
• 39 Other powers not limited  

CHAPTER 6--LIVING CONDITIONS AT CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

• 40 Food and drink  
• 41 Clothing  
• 42 Personal hygiene  
• 43 Sleeping areas  
• 44 Treatment of convicted and non-convicted detainees  
• 45 Access to open air and exercise  
• 46 Communication with family and others  
• 47 Telephone calls  
• 48 Mail  
• 49 Visits by family members etc  
• 50 Contact with accredited people  
• 51 Visits—protected communications  
• 52 News and educational services  
• 53 Health care  
• 54 Transfers to health facilities  
• 54A Transfer to mental health facility—notice of change in status  
• 55 Religious, spiritual and cultural needs  

CHAPTER 7--ACCESS TO AND INSPECTION OF CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

• 56 Independent inspections  
• 56A Access to correctional centres  
• 57 Official visitors—meaning of entitled person and visitable  
• 62 Relationship with other inspection laws  

CHAPTER 8--ADMISSION TO CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

• 63 Meaning of admission to correctional centre  
• 64 Authority for detention  
• 65 Identification of detainees  
• 66 Information about entitlements and obligations  
• 67 Initial assessment  
• 68 Health assessment  
• 69 Alcohol and drug tests on admission  
• 70 Strip search on admission  
• 71 Property of detainees  
• 72 Security classification  
• 73 Case management plan  
• 74 Entries in register of detainees  

CHAPTER 9--MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY

PART 9.1--MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY--GENERAL

• 75 Compliance with director-general's directions  
• 76 Register of detainees  
• 77 Health reports  
• 78 Case management plans—scope etc  
• 79 Transgender and intersex detainees—sexual identity  
• 80 Security classification—basis etc  
• 81 Prohibited things  
• 82 Possession of prohibited things  
• 83 Work by detainees  
• 84 Trust accounts for detainees  
• 85 Prohibited areas  
• 86 Nonsmoking areas  
• 87 Management and security—corrections policies and operating  

PART 9.2--SEGREGATION

• 88 Meaning of segregation  
• 89 Segregation under pt 9.2—purpose  
• 90 Segregation—safety and security  
• 91 Segregation—protective custody  
• 92 Segregation—health  
• 93 Interstate segregated detainees transferred to ACT  
• 94 Segregated detainees removed to NSW  
• 95 Segregation not to affect minimum living conditions  
• 96 Application for review of segregation directions  
• 97 Review of segregation directions  
• 98 Other separation of detainees  

PART 9.3--MONITORING

• 99 Monitoring—general considerations  
• 100 Monitoring at correctional centres  
• 101 Personal monitoring devices  
• 102 Interfering with personal monitoring devices  
• 103 Monitoring telephone calls etc  
• 104 Monitoring ordinary mail  
• 105 Monitoring protected mail  
• 106 Mail searches—consequences  

PART 9.4--SEARCHES

Division 9.4.1--Searches—general

• 107 Definitions—searches  
• 108 Intrusiveness of searches  
• 109 Searches of transgender and intersex detainees  
• 110 Register of strip and body searches  

Division 9.4.2--Scanning, frisk and ordinary searches

• 111 Scanning, frisk and ordinary searches—direction to search  
• 112 Scanning, frisk and ordinary searches—requirements for search of  
• 112A Scanning and ordinary searches—direction to search  
• 112B Scanning and ordinary searches—requirements for search of  
• 112C Frisk searches—direction to search non-detainee  
• 112D Frisk searches—requirements for search of non-detainee  

Division 9.4.3--Strip searches

• 113 Meaning of seizeable item—div 9.4.3  
• 113A Strip searches—when may be conducted  
• 113B Strip searches—on suspicion  
• 113C Strip searches—where prudent  
• 114 Strip searches—presence of corrections officers  
• 115 Strip searches—general rules  

Division 9.4.4--Body searches

• 116 Body searches—directions  
• 117 Body searches—presence of nurse and corrections officers  
• 118 Body searches—assistance from corrections officer  
• 119 Body searches—rules about detainee's clothing  
• 120 Body searches—rules about touching detainee  
• 121 Body searches—seizing things  

Division 9.4.5--Searches of premises and property

• 122 Searches—premises and property  
• 123 Searches of detainee cells—legally privileged material  
• 124 Searches of detainee cells—suspected legally privileged  

Division 9.4.6--Searches—miscellaneous

• 125 Searches—use of corrections dogs  
• 126 Searches—use of force  

PART 9.5--SEIZING PROPERTY

• 127 Seizing mail etc  
• 128 Seizing property—general  
• 129 Receipt for seizure  
• 130 Forfeiture of things seized  
• 131 Return of things seized but not forfeited  

PART 9.6--ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING

Division 9.6.1--General

• 132 Definitions—drug and test sample  
• 133 When test sample positive  

Division 9.6.2--Alcohol and drug testing—detainees

• 134 Alcohol and drug testing of detainees  
• 135 Effect of positive test sample from detainee  

Division 9.6.3--Alcohol and drug testing—corrections officers etc

• 136 Alcohol and drug testing of corrections officers etc  

PART 9.7--USE OF FORCE

• 137 Managing use of force  
• 138 Authorised use of force  
• 139 Application of force  
• 140 Use of restraints or weapons  
• 141 Medical examination after use of force  
• 142 Reporting use of force  

PART 9.8--ACCESS TO CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

• 143 Visiting conditions  
• 144 Notice of visiting conditions  
• 145 Taking prohibited things etc into correctional centre  
• 146 Directions to visitors  
• 147 Searches of visitors  
• 148 Directions to leave correctional centre etc  
• 149 Removing people from correctional centre  

CHAPTER 10--DISCIPLINE

PART 10.1--GENERAL

• 150 Application—ch 10  
• 151 Definitions—discipline  
• 152 Meaning of disciplinary breach  
• 153 Meaning of investigator  
• 154 Meaning of privilege  
• 155 Overlapping disciplinary breaches and criminal offences  

PART 10.2--DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATIONS

Division 10.2.1--Investigation of disciplinary breaches

• 156 Report etc by corrections officer  
• 157 Investigation by investigator  
• 158 Action by presiding officer  
• 159 Disciplinary charge  

Division 10.2.2--Investigative segregation

• 160 Director-general directions—investigative segregation  
• 161 Grounds for investigative segregation  
• 162 Notice of investigative segregation  
• 163 Duration of investigative segregation  
• 164 Application for review of investigative segregation directions  
• 165 Review of investigative segregation directions  

PART 10.3--DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND REVIEW

Division 10.3.1--Disciplinary action—with accused's consent

• 167 Disciplinary breach admitted by accused  
• 168 Presiding officer's powers—breach admitted by accused  

Division 10.3.2--Internal disciplinary inquiry

• 170 Disciplinary inquiry into charge  
• 171 Presiding officer's powers after internal inquiry  

Division 10.3.3--Internal review of inquiry decision

• 173 Application for review of inquiry decision  
• 175 Review of inquiry decision  
• 176 Director-general's powers after further inquiry  

Division 10.3.4--External review of inquiry decisions

• 177 Appointment of adjudicator  
• 178 Application for review by adjudicator  
• 179 Review by adjudicator  
• 180 Adjudicator's powers after review  

Division 10.3.5--Disciplinary action

• 181 Application—div 10.3.5  
• 182 Meaning of relevant presiding officer—div 10.3.5  
• 183 Disciplinary action by relevant presiding officer  
• 184 Administrative penalties  
• 185 Reparation  
• 186 Maximum administrative penalties  
• 187 Separate confinement conditions  
• 188 Privileges and entitlements—impact of discipline  
• 189 Record of disciplinary action  

CHAPTER 11--DISCIPLINARY INQUIRIES

PART 11.1--CONDUCT OF DISCIPLINARY INQUIRIES--GENERAL

• 190 Application—ch 11  
• 191 Meaning of presiding officer—ch 11  

PART 11.2--DISCIPLINARY INQUIRY PROCEDURES

• 192 Nature of disciplinary inquiries  
• 193 Application of Criminal Code, ch 7  
• 194 Notice of disciplinary inquiry etc  
• 195 Conduct of disciplinary inquiries  
• 196 Presiding officer may require official reports  
• 197 Presiding officer may require information and documents  
• 198 Possession of inquiry documents etc  
• 199 Record of inquiry  

PART 11.3--DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES

• 200 Notice of disciplinary hearing  
• 201 Appearance at disciplinary hearing  
• 202 Rights of accused at disciplinary hearing  
• 203 Appearance at disciplinary hearing—audiovisual or audio link  

CHAPTER 12--FULL-TIME DETAINEES—LEAVE

PART 12.1--LOCAL LEAVE

• 204 Local leave directions  
• 205 Local leave permits  

PART 12.2--INTERSTATE LEAVE

Division 12.2.1--General

• 206 Definitions—pt 12.2  
• 207 Declaration of corresponding leave laws  

Division 12.2.2--ACT permits for interstate leave

• 208 Interstate leave permits  
• 209 Effect of ACT permit for interstate leave  
• 210 Notice to participating States  
• 211 Powers of escort officers  
• 212 Liability for damage etc  

Division 12.2.3--Interstate leave under corresponding leave laws

• 213 Effect in ACT of interstate leave permit under corresponding leave  
• 214 Powers of interstate escort officers  
• 215 Escape of interstate detainee  
• 216 Return of escaped interstate detainee  

CHAPTER 13--MISCELLANEOUS

• 217 Lawful temporary absence from correctional centre  
• 217A Power of court to bring detainee before it—civil proceeding  
• 218 Detainee's work—no employment contract etc  
• 219 Detainee's work—work health and safety  
• 220 Personal injury management—detainees etc  
• 222 Confidentiality  
• 223 Protection from liability  
• 224 Corrections dogs  
• 225 Declaration of corresponding corrections law  
• 226 Evidentiary certificates  
• 227 Determination of fees  
• 228 Approved forms  
• 229 Regulation-making power  
• 230 Review of strip search on admission provision  
DICTIONARY ENDNOTES