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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Transfer of prisoners

56: Information about reasons for transfer

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"Why you were moved to a different prison"

If you are a prisoner who is moved from one prison to another under section 53(1), you can ask the manager of the prison you were moved from to tell you why you were transferred. You need to make this request in writing and send it to the manager within one month of being transferred to the new prison. The manager must then tell you in writing why you were transferred, and they must do this within one month of getting your request.

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Part 2Corrections system
Establishment and operation of prisons: Transfer of prisoners

56Information about reasons for transfer

  1. A prisoner who is transferred from one prison to another under section 53(1) may ask the manager of the prison from which the prisoner was transferred to specify the reasons for the prisoner's transfer.

  2. A request under subsection (1) must—

  3. be in writing; and
    1. be forwarded to the manager within 1 month after the prisoner has been transferred to the other prison.

      1. Reasonably promptly, and in any case no later than 1 month, after receiving a request under subsection (1), the manager must inform the prisoner, in writing, of the reasons for the prisoner's transfer.

      Compare
      • SR 2000/81 r 35(2)–(4)