CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 163 Duration of investigative segregation

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 163

    (1)     The director-general must revoke a direction for investigative segregation if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the direction is no longer necessary or prudent.

    (2)     The director-general—

        (a)     may review a direction for investigative segregation of a detainee at any time on the director-general's own initiative or on request by the detainee; and

        (b)     if the detainee is to be transferred to another correctional centre for longer than 1 day—must review the direction before the transfer; and

        (c)     must review the direction at least once every 7 days while it remains in force.

    (3)     After reviewing a direction for investigative segregation, the director-general may—

        (a)     confirm the direction; or

        (b)     make a direction or further direction under section 160 (1); or

        (c)     revoke the direction under subsection (1).

    (4)     To remove any doubt, the director-general may make more than 1 direction under section 160 (1) in relation to a detainee for the same investigation.

    (5)     Subject to this section and section 94 (Segregated detainees removed to NSW), a direction, or further direction, for investigative segregation ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

        (a)     the 7th day after the day the direction is given;

        (b)     the day a presiding officer makes a decision under section 158 (Action by presiding officer) in relation to the alleged disciplinary breach to which the direction applies (other than a decision to direct investigative segregation of the detainee).