Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Miscellaneous - Emergency management

179B: No compensation for detention in prison under Health Act 1956

You could also call this:

"No compensation is paid if you're held in prison for health reasons."

If you are detained in a prison under the Health Act 1956, the Crown does not have to pay you compensation. This means you will not get any money for being detained. The Crown is not liable to make a payment to you for this type of detention. You should note that this rule does not limit what is said in section 179E or section 195 about liability or compensation. This rule also does not affect any legal action you might take if you think you were arrested or detained unfairly.

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179A: Detention of prisoners eligible for release during outbreak or spread of infectious disease, or

"Keeping prisoners in jail longer if there's a disease outbreak"

179C: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in the Corrections Act 2004"

Part 2Corrections system
Miscellaneous: Emergency management

179BNo compensation for detention in prison under Health Act 1956

To avoid doubt, the Crown is not liable to make a payment to or otherwise compensate any person in respect of any detention in a prison if that detention is pursuant to any order or requirement under the Health Act 1956.
This section does not—
limit section 179E or 195 or any other enactment dealing with liability or the payment of compensation; or
affect any cause of action relating to unlawful arrest or detention.

Notes

Section 179B: inserted, on 3 April 2009, by section 30 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 3).