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Corrections Act 2004

Transitional provisions - Release or removal under Penal Institutions Act 1954

231: Directions given under section 21A of Penal Institutions Act 1954

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"Rules for working while in custody"

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If you are in custody and have been given a direction under section 21A of the Penal Institutions Act 1954 to work, this direction still applies. You can be temporarily released from custody under section 62 to go to work, but you must follow any conditions that were set. You must also follow the rules in section 63, which apply to you with some changes.

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Part 3Transitional provisions
Release or removal under Penal Institutions Act 1954

231Directions given under section 21A of Penal Institutions Act 1954

  1. This section applies in respect of any direction under section 21A of the Penal Institutions Act 1954 authorising the release of a person to engage in employment that is in force immediately before the commencement of this section.

  2. Every direction referred to in subsection (1) is, on and after the commencement of this section, deemed to be an authority for the temporary release of the person from custody under section 62, and the person—

  3. may be temporarily released from custody under section 62 of this Act to engage in employment, subject to any conditions imposed on that release under section 21A of the Penal Institutions Act 1954:
    1. is subject to section 63, which applies with any necessary modifications.