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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

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

120: Chief executive may provide guidelines or instructions

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"The boss of a government department can make rules to help people follow the law and keep others safe."

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The chief executive can give guidelines or instructions to people who manage residences and those who have certain powers under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act. You can find more information about these powers in section 73(1) and section 73. The chief executive can provide guidelines on how to use these powers and how to follow procedures.

The chief executive must make sure guidelines are given about using coercive powers. Guidelines and instructions are a type of secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The chief executive can give guidelines or instructions about managing residences, keeping residents safe, and escorting people as directed.

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

120Chief executive may provide guidelines or instructions

  1. The chief executive may provide to residence managers and to persons exercising powers under section 73(1)—

  2. guidelines on the exercise of powers under this Act or any regulations made under this Act:
    1. instructions or guidelines relating to procedures to be followed or standards to be met—
      1. in the management of residences:
        1. in providing for the safe custody of residents:
          1. in escorting persons pursuant to directions under section 73.

          2. The chief executive must ensure that guidelines are provided, under subsection (1), relating to the exercise of coercive powers.

          3. Guidelines and instructions under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

          4. Repealed
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          Notes
          • Section 120(3): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
          • Section 120(4): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).