Correctional Centres Act 1952 (NSW)

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An Act to make provision for the establishment regulation and control of correctional centres and for the custody of inmates; to repeal the Prisons Act 1899, the Prisoners Detention Act 1908 and certain other Acts; to amend the Habitual Criminals Act 1905 and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith.

Part 1Preliminary1Name of Act and commencement(1)

This Act is the Correctional Centres Act 1952.

(2)

This Act shall commence upon a day to be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

2

(Repealed)

3Repeals and savings(1)

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 1 are to the extent therein expressed hereby repealed.

(2)
  • (a)

    All persons appointed or continued in office under or by virtue of the provisions of any enactment hereby repealed and holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall remain in office as if this Act had been in force at the date of their appointment and they had been appointed or employed hereunder, and this Act shall apply to them accordingly.

  • (b)

    The period before the commencement of this Act during which any such person held office shall be counted as service for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1902 and of section 13 of the Public Service (Amendment) Act 1919. But this paragraph shall not be construed to entitle any such person to claim, in respect of the same period of service, benefits under the Public Service Act 1902 or the Public Service (Amendment) Act 1919 and also benefits under any other Act.

  • (c)

    Nothing in this section shall affect any rights which at the commencement of this Act have accrued or are accruing under the Superannuation Act 1916 to any such person.

(3)

(Repealed)

(4)

All gaols, prisons and places of detention enumerated in Schedule 2 and used and occupied as such immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be correctional centres under this Act.

(5)

Schedule 8 has effect.

4Definitions(1)

In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:

Chief Executive Officer, Corrections Health Service means the person for the time being holding office as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corrections Health Service.

Commissioner means the Commissioner of Corrective Services holding office as such under Part 2 of the Public Sector Management Act 1988.

convicted inmate means:

  • (a)

    a person under sentence of imprisonment imposed by any court, judge or justice or ordered to be detained in strict custody pursuant to section 25 or 39 of the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990, or

  • (b)

    a person undergoing imprisonment in default of payment of any fine, penalty, costs or sum of money imposed on the person by any court, judge or justice, or in default of entering into a recognizance to be of good behaviour on the order of any court, judge or justice.

correctional centre includes:

  • (a)

    any premises or place declared to be…

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