Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The chief executive must ensure, as far as practicable, that the conditions in relation to work by a detainee, whether at a correctional centre or elsewhere, comply with requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 in relation to work by employees.
(2) In particular, the chief executive must ensure that arrangements in relation to a detainee's work take account, as far as practicable, of the need—
(a) to secure the health, safety and welfare of the detainee; and
(b) to protect people at or near the workplace from risks to health or safety arising out of the activities of the detainee.
(3) A regulation may provide for the application of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 in relation to work by a detainee, including for changes to that Act in its application in relation to the work.