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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Miscellaneous - Management of prisons

199A: Delegation of powers and functions of contractor

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"Contractors running prisons must follow some government rules to help them manage the prison."

When a contractor runs a prison, some rules from the Public Service Act 2020 apply. You can find these rules in clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020. These rules work as if the contractor was in charge of a government department.

The contractor and their staff must follow these rules, just like government employees do. This is also subject to section 10 of the Corrections Act. The rules help the contractor manage the prison.

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Part 2Corrections system
Miscellaneous: Management of prisons

199ADelegation of powers and functions of contractor

  1. Without limiting clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020, but subject to section 10 of this Act, those sections of that Act apply in relation to a contract prison as if—

  2. the contractor were the chief executive of the department; and
    1. each staff member of the prison were an employee of the department.

      Compare
      • 1954 No 51 s 3A
      Notes
      • Section 199A: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 59).
      • Section 199A: amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).