Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Miscellaneous - Escort services and courtroom custodial services

169: Subcontractors

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"When security contractors give work to others, they need the chief executive's written okay and must follow the rules."

If you are a security contractor, you can give some of your work to someone else, but only if the chief executive says it is okay in writing. The chief executive can say yes, but also add some conditions that you and the other person must follow. You must follow these conditions when you give your work to someone else.

When the chief executive says it is okay to give your work to someone else, that person must follow the same rules as you. These rules are in the Corrections Act 2004 and in any instructions or guidelines issued under section 196. The person you give your work to must follow these rules as if they were you.

The chief executive's approval is important because it helps make sure that everyone follows the same rules. If someone else is doing your work, they must do it in the same way as you, and follow all the rules that apply to you.

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"Security contractors must pay back the government if their actions cause problems or damage"

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"The Government must tell the public about new or changed prison security contracts in the Gazette."

Part 2Corrections system
Miscellaneous: Escort services and courtroom custodial services

169Subcontractors

A security contractor may subcontract any of the security contractor's responsibilities under a security contract only with the prior written approval of the chief executive and only to the extent permitted by any approval, which approval may be granted subject to any conditions that the chief executive considers appropriate.
If, with the approval of the chief executive, any responsibility of a security contractor is subcontracted to any person, the provisions of this Act and of any regulations made under this Act and of any instructions and guidelines issued under section 196, in so far as those provisions relate to that responsibility, apply to that subcontractor as if that subcontractor were the security contractor.

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1954 No 51 s 36ZB