South Australian Consolidated Acts

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT 1982 - SECT 28

28—Removal of prisoner for criminal investigation, attendance in court etc

        (1)         A prisoner is entitled to attend before a court for the purpose of preliminary examination, trial or sentence for the offence in respect of which the prisoner is being detained or for any other offence with which he or she has been charged.

        (2)         Where a prisoner is required to attend before a court whether as a party to any proceedings or as a witness, the court hearing the proceedings may, by order, direct the manager of the correctional institution in which the prisoner is being detained to cause the prisoner to be brought before the court in accordance with the order.

        (3)         On the determination or an adjournment of proceedings at which a prisoner attends under this section, the prisoner may be returned to the correctional institution without any further process or authority.

        (4)         Where a prisoner is suspected of having committed an offence, or has been charged with an offence, the manager of the correctional institution must, at the request of a member of the police force, release the prisoner into the custody of that member of the police force for the purposes of investigation of the offence, obtaining evidence as to the commission of the offence or identifying the prisoner as the person who committed the offence, in accordance with law.