Tasmanian Numbered Acts

CORRECTIONS ACT 1997 (NO. 51 OF 1997)

- Act 51 of 1997
- Royal Assent 11 December 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Guiding principles

   PART 2 - Administration

   5.      Appointment of Director and other persons
   6.      Powers and duties of Director
   7.      Delegation
   8.      Confidentiality

   PART 3 - Establishment and control of prisons

           Division 1 - Establishment of prisons

   9.      Establishment of prisons

           Division 2 - Access to prison

   10.     Official visitors
   11.     Visits by judges, magistrates, &c.
   12.     Visits
   13.     Power of Director to approve certain organisations
   14.     Visits by members of approved organisations
   15.     Exclusion of visitors for security reasons
   16.     Visits by legal practitioners and their assistants
   17.     Visits by police
   18.     Visitors to give prescribed information
   19.     Director may refuse or terminate visits for security reasons
   20.     Formal searches
   21.     Removal of persons from prison
   22.     Search
   23.     Seizure
   24.     Prohibition against bringing unauthorised articles and things into prisons
   25.     Children

   PART 4 - Custody and treatment of prisoners and detainees

   26.     Circumstances in which prisoners, &c., are in custody of Director, &c.
   27.     Removal of prisoners and detainees into control of Director
   28.     Random testing and searching of prisoners and detainees
   29.     Rights of prisoners and detainees
   30.     Medical tests for HIV, &c.
   31.     Report of test
   32.     Application of HIV/AIDS Preventive Measures Act 1993
   33.     Work
   34.     Payment for prisoners' work, &c.

   PART 5 - Transfers, removals and temporary absences from prison of prisoners and detainees

   35.     Approval of hospitals and institutions
   36.     Removal of prisoners and detainees to other prisons and to hospitals, &c.
   37.     Bringing of prisoners and detainees before courts
   38.     Removal of prisoners and detainees in aid of administration of justice
   39.     Effect of directions and orders under sections 36, 37 and 38
   40.     Custody of prisoners and detainees removed pursuant to sections 36, 37 and 38
   41.     Authorisation to be absent from prison
   42.     Leave permits
   43.     Revocation of leave permits
   44.     Alteration of leave permits
   45.     Provisions applicable to persons holding leave permits, &c.
   46.     Arrangements with Commonwealth

   PART 6 - Interstate leave of absence for prisoners

   47.     Interpretation: Part 6
   48.     Interstate laws
   49.     Interstate leave permit
   50.     Effect of interstate leave permit
   51.     Variation or revocation of interstate leave permit
   52.     Breach of interstate leave permit
   53.     Notice to participating State and transit States
   54.     Effect of permit issued under interstate law
   55.     Escape from custody of prisoner on leave of absence
   56.     Escape from custody – penalty

   PART 7 - Prison Discipline

   57.     Disciplinary officers
   58.     Prison offences
   59.     Procedure in dealing with allegations of commission of prison offences
   60.     Appeals against decision of disciplinary officer
   61.     Penalties which may be imposed on prisoner or detainee

   PART 8 - Parole

           Division 1 - Parole Board

   62.     Establishment of Parole Board
   63.     Powers of Board
   64.     Reports
   65.     Judicial notice
   66.     Secretary and other officers
   67.     Protection of members of Board and other persons

           Division 2 - Eligibility for parole

   68.     Statutory non-parole period
   69.     Prisoner not to be released on parole in certain circumstances
   70.     Where prisoner eligible for parole
   71.     Prisoner subject to more than one non-parole period or other minimum term
   72.     Release on parole
   73.     Orders and documents signed on behalf of Board
   74.     Reports on prisoners eligible for parole
   75.     Period of parole
   76.     Sentences for offences committed during release on parole
   77.     Effect of parole orders
   78.     Prisoner on parole taken to be still under sentence
   79.     Power of Board to revoke parole orders, &c.
   80.     Warrants for return of prisoners to prison
   81.     Authority of warrant
   82.     Power of Board to release prisoner on parole after previous revocation
   83.     Board to determine its own procedures in relation to certain matters

   PART 9 - Miscellaneous

   84.     Proof that person is prisoner or detainee
   85.     Warrant of commitment not void by reason of formal defect
   86.     Remissions
   87.     Special remissions
   88.     Community corrections programs
   89.     Preservation of Royal prerogative of mercy
   90.     Regulations
   91.     Repeal
   92.     Savings and transitional provisions
   93.     Administration of Act
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