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CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006 - As at 1 November 2023 - Act 29 of 2006

- As at 1 November 2023 - Act 29 of 2006

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER 2 - PRISONERS

PART 1 - CUSTODY AND ADMISSION OF PRISONERS

  • 6 Where a person is to be detained
  • 7 When a person is taken to be in the chief executive’s custody
  • 8 When a person is taken to be in the commissioner’s custody
  • 9 Authority for admission to corrective services facility
  • 10 Record of prisoner’s details
  • 11 Prisoner to be informed of entitlements and duties
  • 12 Prisoner security classification
  • 13 Reviewing prisoner’s security classification
  • 14 Changing prisoner’s security classification
  • 15 Notice of decision about prisoner’s security classification following review
  • 16 Reconsidering decision to change prisoner’s security classification
  • 17 Application of Judicial Review Act 1991 to decisions about prisoner security classification
  • 18 Accommodation

PART 2 - MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS

Division 1 - Management of prisoners generally

  • 19 Effect of prisoner’s security classification
  • 20 Directions to prisoner
  • 21 Medical examination or treatment
  • 22 Private medical examination or treatment
  • 23 Dangerously ill prisoner
  • 24 Death of prisoner
  • 25 Registration of birth
  • 26 Marriage
  • 26A Civil partnerships
  • 27 Change of name

Division 1A - Carrying on business or dealing in artwork

  • 27A Definitions for div 1A
  • 28 Carrying on a business
  • 28A Restriction on prisoner dealing with prisoner’s artwork
  • 28B Giving prisoner’s artwork to a person as a gift
  • 28C Giving prisoner’s artwork to a person to hold on the prisoner’s behalf
  • 28D Giving prisoner’s artwork to the State for disposal as agreed
  • 28E No consideration to be paid for holding prisoner’s artwork under s 28C
  • 28F Person holding prisoner’s artwork for prisoner
  • 28G Prisoner and not the State has responsibility for collecting artwork held on behalf of the prisoner
  • 28H Limited liability of persons holding artwork on behalf of prisoner

Division 2 - Children accommodated with female prisoners

  • 29 Application for accommodation of child with female prisoner
  • 30 Deciding application
  • 31 Removing child from corrective services facility
  • 32 Search of accommodated child

Division 3 - Search of prisoners

  • 33 Power to search
  • 34 Personal search of prisoners leaving particular part of corrective services facility
  • 35 Search requiring the removal of clothing of prisoners on chief executive’s direction
  • 36 Search requiring the removal of clothing of prisoners on chief executive’s order—generally
  • 37 Search requiring the removal of clothing on reasonable suspicion
  • 38 Requirements for search requiring the removal of clothing
  • 39 Body search of particular prisoner
  • 40 Register of searches
  • 41 Who may be required to give test sample
  • 42 Giving test sample
  • 43 Consequences of positive test sample

Division 4 - Mail, phone calls and other communications

Subdivision 1 - Mail
  • 44 Prisoner’s ordinary mail at prisoner’s own expense
  • 45 Opening, searching and censoring mail
  • 46 Seizing and otherwise dealing with mail containing information about the commission of an offence
  • 47 Seizing harmful or prohibited things contained in privileged mail
  • 48 Seizing ordinary mail and things contained in it
  • 49 Register of privileged mail searches
  • Subdivision 2 - Phone calls
  • 50 Phone calls
  • Subdivision 3 - Other communications
  • 51 Personal videoconferences for approved prisoners
  • Subdivision 4 - Recording or monitoring prisoner communications
  • 52 Recording or monitoring prisoner communication

Division 5 - Safety orders

  • 53 Safety order
  • 54 Consecutive safety orders
  • 55 Review of safety order—doctor or psychologist
  • 56 Review of safety order—official visitor
  • 57 Health examination
  • 58 Temporary safety order
  • 59 Record

Division 6 - Maximum security orders

  • 60 Maximum security order
  • 61 Consecutive maximum security orders
  • 62 Other matters about maximum security order
  • 63 Review of maximum security order
  • 63A Suspension of maximum security order
  • 64 Health examination
  • 65 Record

Division 6A - (Repealed)

Division 7 - Transfer and removal of prisoners

Subdivision 1 - Transfer to a work camp
  • 66 Work order
  • 67 Restriction on eligibility for transfer to work camp
  • Subdivision 2 - Other transfer and removal of prisoners
  • 68 Transfer to another corrective services facility or a health institution
  • 68A Restriction on eligibility for transfer to low custody facility
  • 69 Transfer to court
  • 70 Removal of prisoner for law enforcement purposes
  • Subdivision 3 - Reconsidering transfer decision
  • 71 Reconsidering decision

Division 8 - Leave of absence

Subdivision 1 - Chief executive’s powers
  • 72 Power to grant leave
  • 73 Compassionate leave
  • 74. (Repealed) Subdivision 2 - (Repealed) Subdivision 3 - Restrictions on granting particular leave
  • 81 Leave for prisoner serving a life sentence, or serious violent offender
  • 82 Leave for other particular prisoners
  • Subdivision 4 - Other provisions about leave of absence
  • 83 Prisoner’s expenses while on leave
  • 84 Prisoner’s duties while on leave
  • 85 Suspending or cancelling order for leave of absence
  • 86. (Repealed)
  • 87 Leave of absence is part of period of imprisonment
  • 88 When leave of absence is not required

Division 9 - Interstate leave of absence

Subdivision 1 - Interstate leave permit
  • 89 Interstate leave permit
  • 90 Effect of interstate leave permit
  • 91 Amending or cancelling permit
  • 92 Notice to participating State
  • 93 Liability for damage
  • Subdivision 2 - Corresponding interstate leave permit
  • 94 Effect of corresponding interstate leave permit
  • 95 Escape of interstate prisoner
  • Subdivision 3 - Corresponding law
  • 96 Corresponding law

Division 9A - Approvals for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cwlth)

  • 96A Mutual assistance approval
  • 96B Giving prisoner notice of approval and conditions
  • 96C Complying with conditions of approval
  • 96D Time spent while released under mutual assistance approval is part of period of imprisonment

Division 10 - (Repealed)

Division 11 - Discharge or release

  • 108 Discharge or release
  • 109 Effect of remission on discharge day for cumulative sentence
  • 110 Discharge within 7 days before discharge day
  • 111 Remaining in corrective services facility after discharge day or release day

Division 12 - Arrest of prisoners

  • 112 Arresting prisoner unlawfully at large or absent

CHAPTER 3 - BREACHES OF DISCIPLINE AND OFFENCES

PART 1 - BREACHES OF DISCIPLINE BY PRISONERS

  • 113 Breaches of discipline generally
  • 114 Breach of discipline constituting an offence
  • 115 Prisoner not to be punished twice for same act or omission
  • 116 Considering whether breach of discipline committed
  • 117 Further provisions about considering major breach of discipline
  • 118 Consequences of breach of discipline
  • 119 Review of decision
  • 120 Disciplinary breach register
  • 121 Separate confinement

PART 2 - OFFENCES BY PRISONERS

  • 122 Unlawful assembly, riot and mutiny
  • 123 Dealing with prohibited thing
  • 124 Other offences

PART 2A - OFFENCES BY STAFF MEMBERS

  • 124A Prohibition on intimate relationships between staff members and offenders

PART 3 - GENERAL OFFENCES

  • 125 Definition for pt 3
  • 126 Helping prisoner at large
  • 127 Obstructing staff member or proper officer of a court
  • 128 Taking prohibited thing into corrective services facility or giving prohibited thing to prisoner
  • 129 Removing things from corrective services facility
  • 130 Unlawful entry
  • 131 Killing or injuring corrective services dog
  • 131A Wilfully and unlawfully killing or seriously injuring corrective services dog
  • 132 Interviewing and photographing prisoner etc.
  • 132A Unlawful use of drones around corrective services facilities
  • 133 Interfering with records
  • 134 False or misleading information
  • 135 Person near prisoner
  • 136 Temporary detention for security offence
  • 137 Power to require name and address

PART 4 - SEIZING PROPERTY

  • 138 Seizing property
  • 139 Receipt for seized property
  • 140 Forfeiting seized thing
  • 141 Returning seized thing
  • 142 Power of court in relation to seized thing

PART 5 - USE OF FORCE

Division 1 - Use of reasonable force

  • 143 Authority to use reasonable force

Division 2 - Use of lethal force

  • 144 Training for use of lethal force
  • 145 Issue, handling and storage of weapons
  • 146 Use of lethal force
  • 147 Requirements for use of lethal force
  • 148 Reporting use of lethal force

CHAPTER 4 - CORRECTIVE SERVICES FACILITIES

PART 1 - ESTABLISHING CORRECTIVE SERVICES FACILITIES

  • 149 Prisons
  • 150 Prison amenities
  • 151 Other corrective services facilities

PART 2 - VISITING CORRECTIVE SERVICES FACILITIES

Division 1 - General

  • 152 Warnings to visitors
  • 153 Prisoner’s entitlement to visits
  • 154 Contact during personal visit

Division 2 - Procedure for visits

  • 155 Access approval required for particular visitors
  • 156 Deciding application for access approval
  • 156A Interim access approval for personal visitor
  • 156B Urgent access approval for commercial visitor
  • 157 Suspending access approval
  • 157A Amending or revoking access approval
  • 158 Monitoring personal visit
  • 159 Search of visitor
  • 160 Identification of visitor
  • 161 Visitor may be directed to leave corrective services facility
  • 162 Proof of identity
  • 163 Direction to visitor

Division 3 - Further provisions about particular visitors

  • 164 Accredited or government visitor
  • 165 Casual site visitor
  • 166 Children
  • 167 Law enforcement visitor
  • 168 Personal visitor
  • 169 Professional visitor
  • 170 Commercial visitor
  • 171 Other visitors

PART 3 - STAFF MEMBERS

  • 172 Staff member interacting with prisoner, etc.
  • 173 Search of staff member

PART 4 - SEARCHING CORRECTIVE SERVICES FACILITIES AND VEHICLES

  • 174 Power to search corrective services facility
  • 175 Power to search vehicle

PART 5 - POWERS AND LIMITATIONS FOR SEARCHES

  • 175A Conducting searches

CHAPTER 5 - PAROLE

PART 1AA - PRELIMINARY

PART 1AB - PAROLE DECLARATIONS

Division 1 - Restricted prisoner declarations

  • 175E Making restricted prisoner declaration
  • 175F Restricted prisoner report
  • 175G If restricted prisoner report given to president
  • 175H Deciding to make restricted prisoner declaration
  • 175I If restricted prisoner declaration made
  • 175J If restricted prisoner declaration not made

Division 2 - No cooperation declarations

  • 175K Application of division
  • 175L Parole board may make no cooperation declaration
  • 175M Parole board may request commissioner’s report
  • 175N Parole board must notify no body-no parole prisoner
  • 175O Deciding if satisfactory cooperation
  • 175P If prisoner does not give satisfactory cooperation
  • 175Q If prisoner gives satisfactory cooperation
  • 175R Prisoner may make reconsideration application
  • 175S Deciding reconsideration application
  • 175T Discretion to call meeting to reconsider
  • 175U If reconsideration application granted or meeting called

PART 1 - PAROLE ORDERS

Division 1 - Application for parole order

Subdivision 1 - Exceptional circumstances parole order
  • 176 Applying for an exceptional circumstances parole order
  • 176A Deciding applications made by restricted prisoner
  • 176B Applications made by no body-no parole prisoner
  • 176C Applications made by prisoners on remand
  • 177 When exceptional circumstances parole order may start
  • Subdivision 2 - Other parole order
  • 178 Definitions for sdiv 2
  • 179 Application of sdiv 2
  • 180 Applying for parole order etc.
  • 181 Parole eligibility date for prisoner serving term of imprisonment for life
  • 181A Parole eligibility date for prisoner serving term of imprisonment for life for a repeat serious child sex offence
  • 182 Parole eligibility date for serious violent offender
  • 182A Parole eligibility date for prisoner serving term of imprisonment for other particular serious offences
  • 183 Parole eligibility date for prisoner detained for a period directed by a judge under Criminal Law Amendment Act 1945, pt 3
  • 184 Parole eligibility date for other prisoners
  • 185 Parole eligibility date for prisoner serving terms of imprisonment in particular circumstances
  • 185A Parole eligibility date for particular prisoners granted exceptional circumstances parole
  • 185B Parole eligibility date for prisoner serving term of imprisonment for an offence against Weapons Act 1990, s 50, 50B or 65

Division 2 - Hearing and deciding application for parole order

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
  • 186 Definition for div 2
  • Subdivision 2 - Procedure 187. (Repealed)
  • 188 Submission from eligible person
  • 189 Appearing before parole board
  • 190 Applying for leave to appear before parole board
  • 191 When application for parole order lapses
  • 192 Parole board not bound by sentencing court’s recommendation or parole eligibility date
  • 193 Deciding parole applications—general
  • 193A Deciding parole applications—no body-no parole prisoner
  • 193AA Deciding parole applications—restricted prisoner
  • 193B Deciding applications for parole orders made by prisoners with links to terrorism
  • 193C Deferring decision to obtain information about terrorism links
  • 193D Parole board may ask commissioner for reports about prisoners’ links to terrorism
  • 193E Reports about prisoners’ links to terrorism
  • 194 Types of parole orders granted by parole board
  • Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Court ordered parole order

  • 199 Court ordered parole order

Division 4 - Conditions of parole and directions to prisoners

  • 200 Conditions of parole
  • 200A Directions to prisoners subject to parole order

Division 5 - Amending, suspending or cancelling parole order

Subdivision 1 - Chief executive powers
  • 201 Chief executive may amend parole order
  • 202 Parole board may cancel amendment
  • 203. (Repealed) Subdivision 2 - Parole board powers generally 204. (Repealed)
  • 205 Amendment, suspension or cancellation
  • 206 Warrant for prisoner’s arrest
  • 207. (Repealed)
  • 208 Reconsidering decision to suspend or cancel parole order
  • Subdivision 2A - Requests for immediate suspension
  • 208A Request for immediate suspension of parole order
  • 208B Decision on request for immediate suspension of parole order
  • 208C Parole board must consider suspension by prescribed board member
  • Subdivision 3 - Automatic cancellation
  • 209 Automatic cancellation of order by further imprisonment
  • 210 Warrant for prisoner’s arrest
  • Subdivision 4 - Effect of cancellation
  • 211 Effect of cancellation

Division 6 - Other provisions about parole orders

  • 212 Travelling interstate while released on parole
  • 213 Travelling overseas while released on parole
  • 214 Prisoner released on parole taken to be still serving sentence
  • 215 Expiry of parole order

PART 2 - PAROLE BOARD QUEENSLAND

Division 1 - Establishment and functions

  • 216 Establishment
  • 217 Functions
  • 217A Parole Board not public sector entity

Division 2 - Powers

  • 218 Powers generally
  • 219 Power to require attendance
  • 220 Expenses of attendance and documents produced

Division 3 - Membership

  • 221 Membership
  • 222 President and deputy president
  • 223 Appointment
  • 224 Term of appointment
  • 225 Conditions of appointment
  • 226 Vacancy in office
  • 227 Leave of absence
  • 228 Acting appointments
  • 229 Preservation of rights
  • 229A Functions of president
  • 229B Delegation of particular function of president
  • 229C Functions of deputy president

Division 4 - Proceedings

  • 230 Conduct of business
  • 231 Quorum
  • 232 Presiding at meetings
  • 233 Meetings generally
  • 234 Meetings about particular matters relating to parole orders
  • 235 Attendance of staff member at meetings

Division 4A - Publication of decisions

  • 235A Parole board must publish particular information

Division 5 - Parole Board Queensland Secretariat

  • 236 Establishment and functions

Division 6 - Pension entitlements of president and deputy president

  • 237 Judges pension scheme applies to former senior board member
  • 238 Period for which person holds office as president or deputy president
  • 239 Pension at end of appointment generally
  • 240 Pension if appointment ends because of ill health
  • 241 When pension becomes payable
  • 242 Pension of spouse and children on death of former senior board member
  • 242A What happens if former senior board member is removed from office as a judge
  • 242B What happens if former senior board member’s appointment is terminated because of misconduct
  • 242C Former senior board member entitled to other pension
  • 242D Provision about agreements and court orders under Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth)

Division 7 - Other matters

  • 242E Guidelines
  • 242F Annual report
  • 242G Special report
  • 242H Disclosure of interests

PART 3 - GENERAL

  • 243 Legal proceedings
  • 244 Corrective services officer subject to direction of parole board
  • 245 Chief executive must prepare and give report to parole board
  • 246 Invalidity of parole board’s acts, proceedings or decisions
  • 247 Authentication of document
  • 247A When a person promotes terrorism

CHAPTER 6 - ADMINISTRATION

PART 1 - GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Division 1 - Application for grant

  • 248 Application
  • 249 No entitlement to financial assistance
  • 250 Approval of grant
  • 251 Who may receive approval for one-off financial assistance

Division 2 - Conditions of grant

Subdivision 1 - Agreement
  • 252 No financial assistance without agreement
  • 253 What financial assistance agreement is to contain
  • 254 Chief executive’s powers not limited by agreement
  • Subdivision 2 - Insurance and prescribed requirements
  • 255 Insurance
  • 256 Prescribed requirements
  • 257 Grantee must comply with prescribed requirements
  • Subdivision 3 - Monitoring compliance with conditions
  • 258 Chief executive’s examination of records
  • Subdivision 4 - Noncompliance with conditions and prescribed requirements
  • 259 Chief executive’s powers if suspicion that condition not complied with
  • 260 Chief executive may ask grantee to provide explanation
  • 261 Chief executive may suspend further payments
  • 262 Compliance notice

PART 2 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Division 1 - General functions and powers

  • 263 Functions and powers

Division 2 - Particular powers and obligations

  • 264 Administrative directions
  • 265 Administrative procedures
  • 266 Programs and services to help offenders
  • 267 Monitoring devices
  • 267A. (Repealed) 268. (Repealed)
  • 269 Commissioner to provide police to help chief executive
  • 270 Community service
  • 271 Delegation of functions of chief executive

Division 3 - Declaration of emergency

  • 271A Definition for division
  • 271B Declaration of emergency
  • 271C Additional powers of chief executive during declared emergency
  • 271D Publication of declaration of emergency

PART 3 - ENGAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS

  • 272 Engaging service provider
  • 273 Acts applying to engaged service provider
  • 274 Review of engaged service provider’s performance

PART 4 - CORRECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS

  • 275 Appointing corrective services officers
  • 276 Powers of corrective services officer
  • 277 Issue of identity card
  • 278 Production or display of identity card
  • 279 Corrective services dog
  • 280 Use of corrective services dog
  • 281 Corrective services dog may accompany corrective services officer
  • 282 Application of local laws

PART 5 - (Repealed)

PART 6 - OFFICIAL VISITORS

  • 285 Appointing official visitor
  • 286 Assigning official visitor to corrective services facility
  • 287 Remuneration, allowances and expenses
  • 288 Terminating appointment
  • 289 Prisoner’s request to see official visitor
  • 290 Official visitor’s function
  • 291 Official visitor powers
  • 292 Official visitor reports

PART 7 - ELDERS, RESPECTED PERSONS AND SPIRITUAL HEALERS

  • 293 Appointing elders, respected persons and spiritual healers

PART 8 - INSPECTORS

Division 1 - Appointment

  • 294 Appointing inspectors generally
  • 295 Appointing inspectors for an incident
  • 296 Appointing chief inspector
  • 297 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
  • 298 Issue of identity card
  • 299 Production or display of identity card
  • 300 When inspector ceases to hold office
  • 301 Resignation
  • 302 Return of identity card

Division 2 - Powers

  • 303 Inspector’s powers generally
  • 304 Inspector’s power to require information
  • 305 Inspectors’ reports

PART 9 - VOLUNTEERS

  • 306 Authorising volunteer

PART 9A - ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Provisions about alcohol testing

  • 306C When is a person over the limit
  • 306D Alcohol limits
  • 306E Circumstances for alcohol testing
  • 306F Random alcohol testing
  • 306G Giving samples for alcohol testing
  • 306H Failure to give sample for alcohol testing

Division 3 - Provisions about drug testing

  • 306I Dangerous drugs and targeted substances levels
  • 306J Circumstances for substance testing
  • 306K Random substance testing
  • 306L Giving sample for substance testing
  • 306M Failure to give sample for substance testing

Division 4 - What happens if a test result is positive

  • 306N Positive alcohol or substance test
  • 306O Effect of failure to comply

Division 5 - General

  • 306P Interfering with samples
  • 306Q Alcohol or drug test results generally inadmissible

PART 10 - PRISONERS OF A COURT

  • 307 Prisoner in proper officer of a court’s custody
  • 308 Powers of proper officer of a court
  • 309 Delegation of powers of proper officer of a court
  • 310 Court cells

PART 11 - PROPERTY

Division 1 - Prisoner’s money

  • 311 Prisoners trust fund
  • 311A Dealing with amounts received for prisoners in particular cases
  • 312 Trust account records
  • 313 Payments to prisoner’s account
  • 314 Deductions from prisoner’s account
  • 315 Investment of prisoners trust fund
  • 316 Remuneration for prisoner

Division 2 - Other property of prisoner

  • 317 Bringing property into corrective services facility
  • 318 Dealing with property if prisoner escapes

PART 12 - COMPENSATION

  • 319 Compensation for lost or damaged property

PART 12A - DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Restrictions on complaints

  • 319D No property or interest in right of complaint
  • 319E Complaint to chief executive required first
  • 319F. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Modifications

  • 319G When treatment of offender by protected defendant is not direct discrimination
  • 319H When term imposed on offender by protected defendant is not indirect discrimination
  • 319I Restrictions on tribunal compensation orders

PART 12B - VICTIM TRUST FUNDS

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Restrictions on causes of action and agreements

  • 319L No property or interest in causes of action
  • 319M No property or interest under agreements

Division 3 - Establishment of victim trust fund

  • 319N Relevant money held in trust in a victim trust fund
  • 319O Chief executive to be notified of victim trust fund
  • 319P Victim trust fund to be transferred to public trustee
  • 319Q Discharge of protected defendant
  • 319R Relevant money to form a separate victim trust fund

Division 4 - Distribution of victim trust fund

Subdivision 1 - Victim claims
  • 319S What is a victim claim
  • 319T Notice to potential claimants
  • 319U Identification of potential claimants
  • 319V Giving of information to potential claimants
  • 319W Starting of victim claims proceedings despite expiry of limitation period
  • 319X Notifying victim claims
  • 319Y Payment of eligible victim claims from victim trust fund
  • Subdivision 2 - Entity claims
  • 319Z What is an entity claim
  • 319ZA Notice to collection entities of establishment of victim trust fund
  • 319ZB Notice to collection entities if amount left in victim trust fund
  • 319ZC Notifying entity claims
  • 319ZD Payment of eligible entity claims from victim trust fund
  • Subdivision 3 - Payments to offender
  • 319ZE Payment to offender of victim trust fund surplus
  • 319ZF Payment to offender if no victim claims or entity claims against offender

Division 5 - Amounts not included in victim trust fund

  • 319ZG Exception for future medical expenses
  • 319ZH Exception for legal costs
  • 319ZI Orders in relation to relevant money
  • 319ZJ Agreements in relation to relevant money

Division 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 319ZK Amounts payable to public trustee for performance of functions
  • 319ZL Maximum legal costs of victim claims

PART 13 - INFORMATION

Division 1 - Releasing information to eligible persons

  • 320 Eligible persons register
  • 321 Declaration must be signed by applicant or nominee
  • 322 Application by child
  • 323 Deciding application
  • 324 Removing details from eligible persons register
  • 324A Right of eligible persons to receive particular information
  • 325 Releasing other information

Division 2 - Criminal history of relevant person

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
  • 326 Purpose of div 2
  • 327 Definitions for div 2
  • 328 Relationship with Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986
  • 329 Chief executive must advise of duties of disclosure etc.
  • Subdivision 2 - Disclosure of criminal history
  • 330 Person seeking to be a relevant person must disclose criminal history
  • 331 Relevant person must disclose changes in criminal history
  • 332 Requirements for disclosure
  • 333 False, misleading or incomplete disclosure or failure to disclose
  • Subdivision 3 - Chief executive may obtain criminal information from other entities about criminal history and particular investigations
  • 334 Chief executive may obtain report from commissioner of police service
  • 335 Prosecuting authority to notify chief executive about committal, conviction etc.
  • Subdivision 4 - Control on use of information about criminal history and particular investigations
  • 336 Use of information obtained under this division
  • 337 Person to be advised of information obtained
  • 338 Reconsidering decision
  • 339 Confidentiality
  • 340 Guidelines for dealing with information

Division 3 - Other provisions about information

  • 340A Sensitive information from law enforcement agencies
  • 341 Confidential information
  • 342 Commissioner to provide offender’s criminal history
  • 343 Traffic history
  • 344 Pre-sentence report
  • 344AA. (Repealed)

PART 13A - USE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS FOR TRAINING

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Drug control officers

  • 344C Appointment and qualifications
  • 344D Appointment conditions
  • 344E Issue of identity card
  • 344F Resignation
  • 344G Return of identity card
  • 344H Function and powers of drug control officer

Division 3 - Keeping and use of dangerous drugs for training

  • 344I Keeping dangerous drug for use in department training
  • 344J Making drug control direction
  • 344K Entering into agency arrangement
  • 344L Requirements for keeping of dangerous drugs for training purposes

Division 4 - Register of dangerous drugs for training

  • 344M Register of dangerous drugs for training
  • 344N Information to be recorded in the register of dangerous drugs for training
  • 344O Restriction on release of information from register of dangerous drugs for training

PART 14 - SURRENDER OF EQUIPMENT AND IDENTITY CARD

  • 345 Staff members

PART 15 - LEGAL PROVISIONS

  • 346 Royal prerogative of mercy etc. not affected
  • 347 Interpretation of authority for admission to corrective services facility
  • 348 Execution of warrant by corrective services officer
  • 349 Protection from liability
  • 350 Proceedings for offences—general
  • 350A Proceeding for offence against s 131A
  • 350B Maximum penalty for offence against s 131A dealt with summarily
  • 350C Appeal against decision to decide charge against s 131A summarily
  • 351 Evidentiary aids

PART 15A - (Expired)

PART 15B - (Expired)

PART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 352 Review of Act
  • 353 Exemption from tolls
  • 354 Approved forms
  • 355 Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 7 - TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 356 Definitions for ch 7
  • 357 Continued actions or things to be read with necessary changes

PART 2 - PRISONERS AND OTHER PERSONS IN CUSTODY

Division 1 - Custody and admission

  • 358 Where persons to be detained
  • 359 When persons in chief executive’s custody
  • 360 When persons in commissioner’s custody
  • 361 Authority for admission to corrective services facility
  • 362 Continuation of record for identifying prisoners
  • 363 Prisoner classifications
  • 364 Asking chief executive to reconsider decision about classification

Division 2 - Management of prisoners

  • 365 Direction given before commencement
  • 366 Order or direction for medical examination or treatment
  • 367 Authorisation for medical examination or treatment
  • 368 Application or approval for private medical examination or treatment
  • 369 Previous notice about lodging notice of intention to marry and approval and decision about marriage
  • 370 Previous notice about change of name
  • 371 Carrying on a business

Division 3 - Children accommodated with female prisoners

  • 372 Application or approval for accommodation of child with prisoner
  • 373 Reviewing decisions about children
  • 374 Existing application for review of decision about accommodation of child with prisoner

Division 4 - Search of prisoners

  • 375 Existing order for personal searching whenever prisoner leaves part of secure facility
  • 376 Existing direction or order for strip searching of prisoner
  • 377 Continuation of register of searches
  • 378 Test samples
  • 379 Requirement for test sample before commencement but test sample not given

Division 5 - Mail and phone calls

  • 380 Phone calls

Division 6 - Special treatment orders and crisis support orders

  • 381 Special treatment order and crisis support order
  • 382 Review of special treatment order
  • 383 Review of crisis support order
  • 384 Continuation of records about special treatment orders and crisis support orders

Division 7 - Maximum security orders

  • 385 Maximum security order
  • 386 Medical examination
  • 387 Review of maximum security order
  • 388 Continuation of record about maximum security orders

Division 8 - Transfer and removal of prisoners

  • 389 Transfer to another corrective services facility or health institution
  • 390 Transfer to court
  • 391 Removal of prisoner for law enforcement purposes
  • 392 WORC and WCC programs

Division 9 - Leave of absence

  • 393 Existing order for leave other than resettlement leave
  • 394 Existing order for resettlement leave
  • 395 Existing authority for prisoner’s expenses while on leave
  • 396 Existing suspension of order for leave and requirement to return to corrective services facility

Division 10 - Interstate leave of absence

  • 397 Existing interstate leave permit
  • 398 Existing warrant for return of interstate prisoner
  • 399 Liability for damage because of interstate leave permit

Division 11 - Remission and conditional release

Subdivision 1 - Remission
  • 400 Existing grant of remission
  • 401 Eligibility for remission
  • 402 Court order for remaking decision about remission
  • Subdivision 2 - Conditional release
  • 403 Existing conditional release order
  • 404 Notice about considering to refuse to make conditional release order

Division 12 - Arrest of prisoners

  • 405 Existing warrant for prisoner unlawfully at large

PART 3 - BREACHES AND OFFENCES

Division 1 - Breaches of discipline by prisoners

  • 406 Act or omission that is a breach of discipline before commencement
  • 407 Existing order for separate confinement
  • 408 Review of decision about breach of discipline
  • 409 Continuation of disciplinary breach register

Division 2 - Seizing property

  • 410 Dealing with seized property
  • 411 Forfeiting seized thing
  • 412 Review of decision to forfeit

Division 3 - Use of lethal force

  • 413 Continuation of authorisation for issue, handling and storage of weapons
  • 414 Continuation of record of use of lethal force

PART 4 - CORRECTIVE SERVICES FACILITIES

Division 1 - Existing corrective services facilities

  • 415 Prisons
  • 416 Community corrections centres
  • 417 WORC sites and WCC sites

Division 2 - Visiting corrective services facilities

  • 418 Approval for personal visit to be a contact visit
  • 419 Existing application for approval to access corrective services facility
  • 420 Approval to access corrective services facility
  • 421 Existing entitlement to apply for review of refusal for access approval
  • 422 Proof of identity
  • 423 Existing suspension of approval to access corrective services facility
  • 424 Existing entitlement to apply for review of suspension of approval to access corrective services facility
  • 425 Monitoring personal visits

PART 5 - PAROLE

Division 1 - Existing post-prison community based release orders

  • 426 Post-prison community based release order
  • 427 Eligibility for post-prison community based release order
  • 428 Application for post-prison community based release order
  • 429 Existing authority for prisoner’s expenses while on parole
  • 430 Travelling interstate or overseas while on parole
  • 431 Suspension of parole order by chief executive
  • 432 Amendment, suspension or cancellation of parole order by corrections board
  • 433 Reviewing existing regional board’s decision to refuse application

Division 2 - Existing community corrections boards

Subdivision 1 - Queensland Community Corrections Board
  • 434 Queensland Community Corrections Board
  • 435 Secretary of Queensland Community Corrections Board
  • 436 Existing guidelines
  • 437 Annual report
  • Subdivision 2 - Regional community corrections boards
  • 438 Existing regional boards
  • 439 Continuation of member’s appointment
  • 440 Secretary of existing regional board
  • 441 Annual report of existing regional board
  • Subdivision 3 - Powers of corrections boards
  • 442 Powers of corrections board to require attendance

PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - Chief executive

  • 443 Functions and powers of chief executive
  • 444 Existing administrative policies and procedures
  • 445 Existing services and programs
  • 446 Monitoring devices
  • 447 Declaration of emergency
  • 448 Commissioner to provide police

Division 2 - Engaged service providers

  • 449 Existing authorisation for engaged service provider
  • 450 Review of engaged service provider’s performance

Division 3 - Continuing appointments

  • 451 General provision about appointments or authorisations continued under div 3
  • 452 Corrective services officers
  • 453 Corrective services dogs
  • 454 Doctors
  • 455 Official visitors
  • 456 Elders, respected persons and indigenous spiritual healers
  • 457 Inspectors
  • 458 Inspector’s reports
  • 459 Volunteers
  • 460 Prisoner in proper officer of the court’s custody

Division 4 - Property

  • 461 Prisoners trust fund
  • 462 Trust account records
  • 463 Investment of prisoners trust fund
  • 464 Remuneration of prisoners

Division 5 - Compensation

  • 465 Compensation for loss or damage to property

Division 6 - Information

  • 466 Concerned persons
  • 467 Commissioner to provide criminal history
  • 468 Traffic history

Division 7 - Legal provisions

  • 469 Proceedings

PART 7 - OTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  • 470 References in Acts or documents
  • 471 Authorities and actions
  • 472 Corrective Services Rules
  • 473 Previous expectations of prisoner
  • 474 All release to be dealt with under this Act

PART 8 - DECLARATION AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS

PART 9 - SAVING, TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATING PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2000

  • 477 Purpose of pt 9
  • 478 Provisions for sch 2

CHAPTER 7A - OTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CRIMINAL CODE (DRINK SPIKING) AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2006

  • 478A Previous expectations of sexual offenders about leave of absence
  • 478B Previous expectations of sexual offenders about resettlement leave

PART 2 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2008

  • 478C Definitions for pt 2
  • 478D Discrimination complaints not decided before commencement
  • 478E Relevant money awarded after commencement
  • 478F Legal costs of victim claims brought before commencement

PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR CRIMINAL CODE AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2008

  • 479 Reference in sch 1 to Criminal Code provision

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009

  • 480 Definitions for pt 4
  • 481 Existing order for reintegration leave
  • 482 Existing order for resettlement leave
  • 483 Existing approved resettlement leave programs
  • 484 Existing applications for approval of resettlement leave programs
  • 485 Previous expectations of prisoner about reintegration leave or resettlement leave
  • 486 Application of ss 185A and 199(5)
  • 487 Application of previous s 193(5)
  • 488 Declarations for s 209
  • 489 Application of s 245
  • 490 Declarations for ss 311 and 311A

PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2012

  • 490A Application of amendment Act

PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (MOTOR VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013

  • 490B Application of amendment Act

PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR CRIMINAL LAW AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013

  • 490C Application of amendment Act

PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR SAFE NIGHT OUT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2014

  • 490D Application of s 182A

PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SERIOUS AND ORGANISED CRIME LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

  • 490E Definition for part
  • 490F Prisoner classifications
  • 490G Keeping records
  • 490H Criminal organisation segregation orders
  • 490I Requirement for test sample before commencement
  • 490J Directions to identified participant
  • 490K Monitoring devices

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR YOUTH JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION (INCLUSION OF 17-YEAR-OLD PERSONS) AMENDMENT ACT 2016

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES (PAROLE BOARD) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017

  • 490M Definitions for part
  • 490N Dissolution of Queensland Parole Board and regional boards
  • 490O Secretary of former board
  • 490P Existing instruments and decisions made by a former board
  • 490Q Existing applications made to a former board
  • 490R Review of a regional board’s decision
  • 490S Particular orders made by chief executive
  • 490SA Steps before appointing particular board members
  • 490T (Expired)

PART 12 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES (NO BODY, NO PAROLE) AMENDMENT ACT 2017

  • 490U Application of s 193A
  • 490V Existing applications for parole order or applications under s 490R

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION (LINKS TO TERRORIST ACTIVITY) AMENDMENT ACT 2019

  • 490W Definition for part
  • 490X Existing applications for parole orders or applications under s 490R
  • 490Y Application of particular provisions to parole orders

PART 14 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020

  • 490Z Definition for part
  • 490ZA Extending period for submissions from eligible person
  • 490ZB Deciding particular applications made before the commencement where victim’s body or remains have not been located
  • 490ZC Meetings about particular matters relating to parole orders

PART 15 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021

PART 16 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SERVICES (EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SECURITY) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023

CHAPTER 7B - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 8 - REPEAL

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