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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Establishment and operation of prisons - Prisoners at risk of self-harm

61A: Ongoing assessment for risk of self-harm

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"Checking again if a prisoner is at risk of hurting themselves if their situation changes"

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If you are a prisoner who was assessed as not being at risk of self-harm, you will be reassessed if your situation changes in a way that might affect your risk of self-harm. This reassessment will happen because the changes in your circumstances are important to understanding whether you are at risk of self-harm. You can find more information about the law that requires this reassessment in the Corrections Amendment Act 2024.

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Part 2Corrections system
Establishment and operation of prisons: Prisoners at risk of self-harm

61AOngoing assessment for risk of self-harm

  1. A prisoner who has been assessed as not at risk of self-harm or whose at-risk assessment has been revoked must be reassessed if there are material changes in the prisoner’s circumstances that are relevant to the risk of self-harm.

Notes
  • Section 61A: replaced, on , by section 15 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).