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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Statutory roles and responsibilities - Other persons with other powers and functions in relation to prisoners

19A: Health centre managers

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"Who is in charge of prisoners' health care in prison"

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The chief executive must appoint a health centre manager for every prison, except for contract prisons or Police jails, under the Public Service Act 2020. You need to know that a contractor is also responsible for appointing a health centre manager for every contract prison they manage. The health centre manager must be a medical practitioner or a nurse.

The health centre manager is responsible for making sure prisoners get the health care and treatment they need. This is an important job to keep prisoners healthy.

A health centre manager is appointed for each prison to oversee health care and treatment for prisoners, and they must have a medical background.

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Part 2Corrections system
Statutory roles and responsibilities: Other persons with other powers and functions in relation to prisoners

19AHealth centre managers

  1. For every prison (not being a contract prison or Police jail), the chief executive must appoint, under the Public Service Act 2020, a health centre manager.

  2. A contractor must appoint a health centre manager for every contract prison managed by that contractor.

  3. Each health centre manager must be a medical practitioner or a nurse.

  4. Every health centre manager is responsible for ensuring the provision of health care and treatment to prisoners.

Notes
  • Section 19A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 5).
  • Section 19A(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).