Queensland Numbered Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 41

41 Amendment of s 268 (Declaration of emergency)

(1) Section 268 (1) , from ‘at a prison’—
omit, insert—
that threatens or is likely to threaten—

(a) the security or good order of a prison; or

(b) the safety of a prisoner or another person in a prison.

(2) Section 268 (2) , from ‘approval’—
omit, insert—
approval—

(a) declare that an emergency exists in relation to the prison for a stated period that must not be more than 3 days; and

(b) declare a place to be a corrective services facility (a
"temporary corrective services facility" ) for the period the declaration of the emergency is in force.

(3) Section 268 (4) —
insert—

(aa) transfer the prisoners to another corrective services facility, including a temporary corrective services facility; or

(ab) if the prisoners have been transferred under paragraph (b) to another corrective services facility, return the prisoners to the prison; or

(4) Section 268 (4) (aa) to (c) —
renumber as section 268 (4) (b) to (e) .