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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Miscellaneous - Chief executive and Commissioner of Police may issue guidelines and instructions

196: Chief executive and Commissioner of Police may issue guidelines and instructions

You could also call this:

"The boss of corrections and the Police boss can give rules and instructions to their staff."

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The chief executive can give guidelines and instructions to people who work in corrections prisons, community work, or probation offices. You might get guidelines on how to use powers under the Corrections Act or other related laws, like the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002. The chief executive can also give information about official policies and how to interpret these laws.

The Commissioner of Police can also give guidelines and instructions to people who work in Police jails or visit those prisons. You might get guidelines on how to use powers under the Corrections Act or other related laws, like the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002. The Commissioner of Police can give information about official policies and how to interpret these laws.

If you get instructions, they can only tell you what to do if you are a contractor, employee of a contractor, or someone who works for the department or the Police.

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Miscellaneous: Chief executive and Commissioner of Police may issue guidelines and instructions

196Chief executive and Commissioner of Police may issue guidelines and instructions

  1. The chief executive may issue or provide to staff members of corrections prisons (other than contract prisons), employees of the department supervising community work, probation officers, other employees of the department, persons under control or supervision, other persons visiting corrections prisons or community work centres, contractors, or security contractors—

  2. guidelines on the exercise of powers under this Act or any regulations made under this Act:
    1. instructions or guidelines relating to procedures to be followed or standards to be met—
      1. in the management of corrections prisons, community work centres, or probation offices:
        1. by security contractors in relation to the provision of courtroom custodial services and escort services:
        2. information about official policy and guidance on the interpretation of provisions of this Act, the Sentencing Act 2002, the Parole Act 2002, or any regulations made under any of those Acts.

          1. The Commissioner of Police may issue or provide to staff members of Police jails, employees of the Police, and other persons visiting those prisons—

          2. guidelines on the exercise of powers under this Act or regulations made under this Act:
            1. instructions or guidelines relating to procedures to be followed or standards to be met in the management of Police jails:
              1. information about official policy and guidance on the interpretation of provisions of this Act, the Sentencing Act 2002, the Parole Act 2002, or any regulations made under any of those Acts.

                1. Instructions issued under subsection (1)(b) or subsection (2)(b) may not impose obligations on any person other than contractors, security contractors, employees of contractors or security contractors, employees of the department, employees of the Police, or staff members of prisons.