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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Statutory roles and responsibilities - Other persons with other powers and functions in relation to prisoners

18: Powers and functions of security officers

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"What security officers can and must do to keep prisoners safe and follow the law"

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When you are a security officer, you have certain jobs to do when you are in charge of a prisoner. You must stop the prisoner from escaping, and you must prevent them from doing anything against the law. You also have to make sure the prisoner behaves well and follows the rules.

You need to look after the prisoner's well-being and keep their property safe. As a security officer, you have other powers and jobs that are given to you by this Act or by other laws.

When you are doing your job, you have the same powers as an officer, but only when you are doing the specific jobs mentioned, such as taking care of prisoners and keeping them safe.

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Statutory roles and responsibilities: Other persons with other powers and functions in relation to prisoners

18Powers and functions of security officers

  1. A security officer has the following functions in respect of every prisoner who is under that security officer's control while the officer undertakes courtroom custodial duties or escort duties:

  2. preventing that prisoner's escape from lawful custody:
    1. preventing, or detecting and reporting on, the commission or attempted commission by that prisoner of unlawful acts:
      1. ensuring good order and discipline on that prisoner's part:
        1. attending to that prisoner's well-being:
          1. attending to the security of any property of that prisoner that is in that prisoner's possession.

            1. A security officer has any other powers and functions that are conferred or imposed on security officers under this Act or under any other enactment.

            2. For the purposes of this Act and any regulations made under this Act, a security officer has, in relation to the performance of the functions set out in subsection (1) and the powers and functions referred to in subsection (2), but only in relation to those powers and functions, all the powers and privileges of an officer.

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            • 1954 No 51 s 36J