(1) In this section
—
prisoner does not include a prisoner sentenced to
a fixed term of less than the length prescribed for the purposes of this
section.
(2) At any time the
Board may request the CEO to give the Board a written report about a prisoner
(a prisoner management report ).
(3) A request —
(a) must
be in writing; and
(b) must
specify the prisoner concerned; and
(c) must
specify the matters to be dealt with in a prisoner management report; and
(d) may
request the CEO to give a prisoner management report on more than one
occasion, as specified in the request; and
(e) may
request the CEO to give a prisoner management report —
(i)
at a time specified or referred to in the request; or
(ii)
at more than one time specified or referred to in the
request.
(4) Without limiting
subsection (3)(e), the time at which a prisoner management report is to be
given may be fixed by reference to a time when the Board will review the
prisoner’s circumstances.
(5) The Board may give
the CEO written directions in general terms about giving the Board prisoner
management reports.
(6) Matters about
which the Board can give the CEO directions include —
(a)
which prisoners the CEO is to give prisoner management reports about; and
(b) what
prisoner management reports are to deal with; and
(c) when
prisoner management reports are to be given.
(7) The Board may at
any time give the CEO a written notice amending or cancelling a request or
direction given under this section.
(8) On receiving a
request or direction given under this section the CEO must comply with it so
far as is reasonably practicable.
[Section 11A inserted: No. 41 of 2006 s. 10.]