Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 15 OF 2007 ) - SECT 35

    (1)     This section applies if, under a law in force in the ACT, a person required to be held in the chief executive's custody is to be escorted anywhere by an escort officer.

    (2)     To remove any doubt—

        (a)     the escort officer is authorised to have custody of the person for the purpose of escorting the person; and

        (b)     the person is also taken to be in the chief executive's custody; and

        (c)     a corrections officer acting as the escort officer may, for the purpose of escorting the person, exercise any function under this Act that the officer may exercise in relation to a detainee admitted at a correctional centre.

Examples of functions—par (c)

1     functions given to the officer under section 20 (Corrections officers—functions) or delegated to the officer by the chief executive (for example, giving directions to detainees)

2     the officer's functions under part 9.4 (Searches) or part 9.7 (Use of force)

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).