CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 28 Photographing and fingerprinting
CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 28
Photographing and fingerprintingS. 28(1) amended by No. 35/2002 s. 7(3).
(1) As soon as possible after a prisoner's reception into a prison an officer may take photographs of the prisoner and may take the prisoner's fingerprints.
S. 28(2) amended by No. 35/2002 s. 17(4).
(2) For the purpose of identifying prisoners and compiling records concerning prisoners an officer may at any time after a prisoner's reception into a prison take photographs of the prisoner or take the prisoner's fingerprints or both.
(3) An officer may give to a prisoner all necessary directions to enable the taking of accurate photographs and fingerprints.