CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 220 Personal injury management—detainees etc
CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 220
Personal injury management—detainees etc(1) This section applies if—
(a) a detainee suffers injury that arises out of, or in the course of, the detainee's detention; or
(b) an offender, who is directed to do community service work under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
, section 91, suffers injury that arises out of, or in the course of, the work.
(2) A regulation may make provision in relation to the injury, including provision in relation to the following:
(a) injury management;
(b) vocational rehabilitation;
(c) compensation for a permanent injury;
(d) death benefits.
(3) In this section:
"injury" includes—
(a) disease; and
(b) aggravation, acceleration and recurrence of an injury or disease.