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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Detention and custody of prisoners

35: Detention during transit

You could also call this:

"Being held somewhere temporarily while moving to or from prison"

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When you are being taken to or from a prison, you can be held at another prison, a Police station, or a hospital. You might be held at one of these places for a short time while you are being moved. This can happen while you are being taken to or from any prison.

If you are a prisoner, you can be held in a prison, or in some cases, a hospital, Police station, or other place that a court or Judge has agreed to. This can be for a few days, or for a longer time if the court or Judge thinks it is necessary. You can be held in one of these places for the purposes of section 65(1), or to follow an order under that section.

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Part 2Corrections system
Establishment and operation of prisons: Detention and custody of prisoners

35Detention during transit

  1. While any prisoner or other person in custody is being taken to or from any prison, he or she may be detained in any other prison or in a Police station or hospital.

  2. A prisoner may, for the purposes of section 65(1) or for the purposes of giving effect to an order under section 65(3) be held in—

  3. any prison; or
    1. a hospital, Police station, or other place authorised by the court or Judge or Registrar—
      1. for not more than 7 days; or
        1. for any longer period that the court or Judge or Registrar considers necessary or appropriate and specifies in the order.

        Compare
        • 1954 No 51 ss 13, 26(3)