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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Procedural, administrative, and miscellaneous matters - Matters relating to management or administration

115: Appointment of residence manager

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"Who gets to be in charge of a special kind of house"

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The chief executive must appoint people to manage a residence that does not have a contract. You need a residence manager, a deputy manager, and other employees. The chief executive makes these appointments under the Public Service Act 2020. If a residence has a contract, the contractor must appoint these people. You cannot work in certain roles under the Corrections Act 2004 if you are a residence manager or employee.

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Part 2Procedural, administrative, and miscellaneous matters
Matters relating to management or administration

115Appointment of residence manager

  1. For every residence that is not subject to a residence management contract, the chief executive must appoint under the Public Service Act 2020—

  2. a suitable person as the residence manager; and
    1. a suitable person as the deputy residence manager; and
      1. as many other suitable persons as are required as employees for the purposes of the residence.

        1. For every residence that is subject to a residence management contract, the contractor must appoint—

        2. a suitable person as the residence manager; and
          1. a suitable person as the deputy residence manager; and
            1. as many other suitable persons as are required as employees for the purposes of the residence.

              1. A person must not perform any functions under the Corrections Act 2004 while that person is a residence manager or an employee for the purposes of the residence.

              Notes
              • Section 115(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).