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Corrections Act 2004

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

61B: Initial steps that prison manager and health centre manager must take in respect of at-risk prisoner

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"Keeping at-risk prisoners safe in jail"

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If you are a prison manager, you must put an at-risk prisoner in a safe cell or room to stop them from harming themselves. You must also make sure the prisoner is checked by an officer at times you decide. The health centre manager must send a registered health professional to visit the prisoner at least twice a day, unless they think it is not needed.

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

61BInitial steps that prison manager and health centre manager must take in respect of at-risk prisoner

  1. The initial steps that must be taken in respect of an at-risk prisoner are—

  2. the prison manager must ensure that the prisoner is promptly placed in an at-risk cell or alternative accommodation that the prison manager considers adequate to protect the prisoner from self-harm; and
    1. the prison manager must ensure that the prisoner is observed by an officer at the intervals that the prison manager specifies; and
      1. the health centre manager must ensure that a registered health professional visits the prisoner at least twice per day (unless the health centre manager is satisfied that it is not necessary in the circumstances).

        Notes
        • Section 61B: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 57).