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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 - Rights of residents

28: Earnings from work

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"Working and keeping the money you earn while living in a residence or prison"

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If you live in a residence, you can do work to earn money. You can work in the residence or in a prison, either on your own or for someone else. To do this work, you need approval from the person in charge of the residence, or from the person in charge of the prison and the residence if you work in the prison. You can keep the money you earn from working, but there are some rules you must follow, which are explained in section 40. The rules about keeping your earnings apply if you are allowed to work under these conditions.

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

28Earnings from work

  1. A resident who is able to earn money by working in the residence or in a prison, whether in a self-employed capacity or as an employee or a contractor, may perform that work—

  2. in the residence, with the approval of the manager; or
    1. in the prison in which the residence is physically located, with the approval of the manager of that prison and the manager of the residence.

      1. A resident to whom subsection (1) applies may retain any money earned from that work, subject to section 40.