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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending - Status of residents

25: Information to be given to residents about transfers

You could also call this:

"Telling residents about moves to new places"

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If you are a resident who is going to be transferred to a new place, you must be told where you are going and why, at least 7 days before you move. You have the right to know this information so you can prepare for the change. The people in charge must inform you about the new location and the reasons for the transfer.

If you might cause problems or if your safety or someone else's safety is at risk, you might not be told about the transfer beforehand. In these situations, the rules are different, and you might not get 7 days' notice. Your safety and the safety of others are important considerations.

If you are transferred to a new place without being told why, you will be informed of the reasons as soon as possible after you arrive. You can also ask for a review of the decision to transfer you, and you must do this in writing within one month of moving to the new place. The chief executive will then review the decision and tell you what they decide.

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Part 1Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending
Status of residents

25Information to be given to residents about transfers

  1. A resident must, at least 7 days before a proposed transfer, be informed of the location of the new residence to which the resident is to be transferred, and the reasons for the proposed transfer.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply if—

  3. there are reasonable grounds to believe the resident to be transferred will create a management difficulty before the transfer is made or as a result of the transfer; or
    1. the transfer is being made because there are reasonable grounds to believe that the safety of the resident or others at the residence within which the resident currently resides is at risk.

      1. If the resident has been transferred to a new residence without having been informed of the reasons beforehand, the resident must be informed of those reasons as soon as practicable after he or she is transferred to the new residence.

      2. The resident may, not later than 1 month after he or she is transferred to a new residence, request the chief executive in writing to review the decision to transfer the resident.

      3. On receiving a request under subsection (4), the chief executive must review the decision to transfer the resident and inform the resident of the outcome of the review.