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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 - Management of residents - Restraint

73: Escort of persons subject to detention orders

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"Escorting someone in custody: what staff and officers can do to keep them and others safe"

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If you are a staff member, corrections officer, or Police employee, you might be asked to escort someone who has a detention order. You will have certain powers and functions when you are escorting this person. You can use force or restraints if it is reasonably necessary to keep the person safe and prevent them from escaping.

You have the power to stop the person from escaping, and to prevent them from doing anything illegal. You also need to make sure the person behaves well and follows the rules. It is your job to look after the person's well-being and keep their property safe.

When you are escorting the person, you can take actions to ensure their safety and the safety of others. This includes making sure they do not hurt themselves or others, and that they do not damage any property.

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Management of residents: Restraint

73Escort of persons subject to detention orders

  1. A staff member of the residence, corrections officer, or Police employee who is directed by the chief executive or the residence manager to escort a person subject to an interim detention order or a public protection order to or from a place or to supervise that person while outside the residence or a prison has, in relation to that person, all the powers and functions specified in subsections (2) and (3).

  2. A person who may exercise any power under subsection (1) may use any force, and apply any mechanical restraint, that is reasonably necessary for that purpose.

  3. The functions and powers, in relation to the person described in subsection (1), are—

  4. preventing that person's escape from lawful custody:
    1. preventing, or detecting and reporting on, the commission or attempted commission by that person of unlawful acts:
      1. ensuring good order and discipline on that person's part:
        1. attending to that person's well-being:
          1. attending to the security of any property of that person that is in that person's possession.