Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 15 OF 2007 ) - SECT 148

    (1)     The chief executive may direct a person at a correctional centre—

        (a)     not to enter the centre; or

        (b)     if the person is already in the centre—to leave the centre.

    (2)     The chief executive may give the direction only if—

        (a)     the chief executive suspects, on reasonable grounds, that—

              (i)     the person is intoxicated; or

              (ii)     the person has possession of a prohibited thing; or

              (iii)     the direction is necessary and reasonable for security or good order at a correctional centre; or

        (b)     the person contravenes a direction given to the person under section 146.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a direction given to the person under this section.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (5)     Subsection (3) does not apply if the person takes reasonable steps to comply with the direction.

    (6)     In this section:

"intoxicated "means under the influence of alcohol, a drug or another substance, or a combination of alcohol, drugs or substances.

Examples of substances

1     glue

2     petrol

3     another solvent

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

"prohibited thing"—see section 145 (3).