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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Statutory roles and responsibilities - Persons with powers and functions in relation to administration of community-based sentences, sentences of home detention, conditions of release, or parole

26: Probation officers may delegate power to supervise offenders on community work

You could also call this:

"Probation officers can give some of their job powers to other trained staff to help supervise offenders doing community work."

If you are a probation officer, you can give some of your powers to another employee in the department. This employee must be suitably trained to control, direct, and supervise offenders doing community work. You must give these powers in writing, and it is in accordance with section 65 of the Sentencing Act 2002.

You can only do this for offenders who have been sentenced to community work. The employee you give powers to must be able to do the job properly. They will help supervise the offenders while they are doing their community work.

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Statutory roles and responsibilities: Persons with powers and functions in relation to administration of community-based sentences, sentences of home detention, conditions of release, or parole

26Probation officers may delegate power to supervise offenders on community work

  1. A probation officer may delegate, in writing, to any suitably trained employee of the department his or her powers to control, direct, and supervise offenders subject to a sentence of community work in accordance with section 65 of the Sentencing Act 2002.

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