Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corrections Act 1986 - SECT 9C

Status of staff

9C. Status of staff





(1) A person authorised under section 9A to exercise all or any of the
functions or powers of a Governor, prison officer, disciplinary officer,
Regional Manager, community corrections officer or escort officer must, for
the purposes of this Act and all other purposes (including the purposes of
section 479C of the Crimes Act 1958), be taken to be a Governor, prison
officer, disciplinary officer, Regional Manager, community corrections officer
or escort officer, as the case requires.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person referred to in that subsection-

   (a)  does not hold the position of Governor, prison officer, disciplinary
        officer, Regional Manager, community corrections officer or escort
        officer, as the case requires; and

   (b)  is not subject to the Public Administration Act 2004.