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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Assessment, use of time, management plans, and programmes

52: Rehabilitative programmes

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"Help for prisoners to change their behaviour and stay out of trouble"

The chief executive makes sure prisoners who will benefit get help from rehabilitative programmes. This happens if there are enough resources and it follows the rules set out in section 196. You might get this help if you are in prison after being sentenced. The chief executive can also decide to provide these programmes to prisoners waiting for their sentence, if they think it will help and there are enough resources. When making this decision, the chief executive must think about the resources they have to help sentenced prisoners first.

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Establishment and operation of prisons: Assessment, use of time, management plans, and programmes

52Rehabilitative programmes

  1. The chief executive must ensure that, to the extent consistent with the resources available and any prescribed requirements or instructions issued under section 196, rehabilitative programmes are provided to those prisoners sentenced to imprisonment who, in the opinion of the chief executive, will benefit from those programmes.

  2. The chief executive may, to the extent consistent with the resources available and any prescribed requirements or instructions issued under section 196, enable the provision of rehabilitative programmes to prisoners on remand awaiting sentence who, in the opinion of the chief executive, will benefit from those programmes.

  3. In deciding whether to enable the provision of programmes under subsection (2), the chief executive must consider the resources available to carry out the chief executive’s obligation under subsection (1).

Compare
  • 1954 No 51 s 17A(2)
Notes
  • Section 52(2): inserted, on , by section 12 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).
  • Section 52(3): inserted, on , by section 12 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).