Correctional Centres Act 1952 Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 1999 (1999-218) [GG No 59 of 14.5.1999, p 3247] (NSW)
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New South Wales
under the
Correctional Centres Act 1952 His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Correctional Centres Act 1952. BOB DEBUS, M.P.,
Minister for Corrective ServicesThe objects of this Regulation are:
(a) to rename the Prisons (Administration) Regulation 1995 as the Correctional Centres (Administration) Regulation 1995, and (b) to replace outdated references to prisons, prisoners and prison officers with references to correctional centres, inmates and correctional
officers respectively, and
(c) to make minor amendments to provisions relating to various positions within the Department of Corrective Services, the renaming of the
Offenders Review Board and the award of meritorious service medals.
The amendments are consequential on:
(a)
the commencement of the Prisons Amendment Act 1996 (which renamed the Prisons Act 1952 as the Correctional Centres Act 1952 and replaced references to prisons, prisoners and prison officers throughout the Act with references to correctional centres, inmates and correctional officers respectively), and
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Explanatory note
| (b) | a restructuring of positions within the Department of Corrective Services, and |
(c) the renaming of the Offenders Review Board as the Parole Board. This Regulation is made under the Correctional Centres Act 1952, including section 50 (the general regulation-making power).
Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 1999 Clause 1
ame of Regulation This Regulation is the Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law
Revision) Regulation 1999.
2 Amendment of Prisons ( egulation 1995
The Prisons (Administration) Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
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Clause 1
Omit the clause. Insert instead:
This Regulation is the Correctional Centres (Administration) Regulation 1995.
Omit “Prisons Act 1952” from the definition of the Act. Insert instead “Correctional Centres Act 1952”.
Omit the heading. Insert instead:
Clauses 4-6 Omit “prison” and “prisons” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre” and “correctional centres”
respectively. Clause 7 Inmates confined to cells Omit “prison” and “prisoner”.
Insert instead “correctional centre” and “inmate” respectively.
| Omit “prison”, “prisoner” and ”prisoners” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre“, “inmate” and “inmates” respectively. |
Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 1999
Amendments Schedule 1 Part 3, heading
Omit the heading. Insert instead:
uties generally Omit “prison” and “prisoners” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre” and “inmates” respectively.
Clause 10 Examination of inmates
Omit “prison”, “each prisoner”, “a prisoner”, “the prisoner” and
“the prisoner’s” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre”, “each inmate”, “an inmate”,“the inmate” and “the inmate’s” respectively.
Clause 11 Inmates at risk or a risk to others
Omit “prison”, “a prisoner”, “the prisoner” and “sick prisoner”
wherever occurring (except in clause 11 (2) (a)).
Insert instead “correctional centre”, “an inmate”, “the inmate” and“sick inmate” respectively.
Clause 11 (2) (a) Omit “a prisoner”, “the prisoner” and “in prison”. centre” respectively.
Clause 12 Inmates with special needs
Omit “prison” and “prisoner” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre‘’ and “inmate” respectively.
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Omit “prison”, “the prisoner”, “sick prisoner”, “A prisoner’s”,
“The prisoner’s” and “the prisoner’s” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre”, “the inmate”, “sick inmate”,“An inmate’s”, “The inmate’s” and “the inmate’s” respectively.
Omit “a prisoner”, “the prisoner” and “prison” wherever respectively.
occurring.
Clause 14 (1)
Omit clause 14 (1) (b), (c) and (d). Insert instead:
(b)
the Senior Assistant Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial Services,
(c) the Assistant Commissioner, Inmate Management,
Clause 14 (1) (f)
Omit “Director, Legal Services”.
Insert instead “Corporate Counsel”. Clause 14 (1) (l)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
(1) the Manager, HIV and Health Promotion Unit,
Clause 14 (1) (n)
| Omit “Offenders Review Board”. Insert instead “Parole Board'" | “. |
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Clause l 4 (3)
Omit “Assistant Commissioner, Operations” and “Assistant
Commissioner”.
Insert instead “Senior Assistant Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial
Services” and “Senior Assistant Commissioner” respectively.Clause 16 Reports to governor Omit “prison”, “any prisoner”, “prisoners”, “a prisoner” and “the
prisoner” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre”, “any inmate”, “inmates”, “an
inmate” and “the inmate” respectively.
Clause 17 Infectious or contagious Omit “prison”, “a prisoner” and “prisoners” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre”, “an inmate” and “inmates” respectively. Clause 18 Inspection of food and clothing Omit “prison”, “prisoners” and “prisoners’ ” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre”, “inmates” and “inmates’ " ” respectively.
Clause 19 Inspection of inmates speciall Omit “prison”, “prisoner” and “prisoner’s” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre”, “inmate” and “inmate’s” respectively.
Clause 20 Death of inmates occurring.
Omit “prison”, “a prisoner” and “the prisoner” wherever respectively.
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Part 4, heading
Omit the heading. Insert instead:
rders and instructions to be obeyed
Omit ”prison officer” and “the prison” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional officer” and “the correctional centre”. eclaration about associations with inmates
Omit “prison officer” and “prisoner” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional officer” and “inmate” respectively. Clause 23 (1) Omit “prison” where secondly occurring.
Insert instead “correctional centre”.
Clause 24 Suspected offences by inmates the prisoner’s cell” and “the prisoner” wherever occurring.
Omit “prison officer”, “a prisoner”, “the prison”, “such prisoner to centre”, “such inmate to the inmate’s cell” and “the inmate’’ respectively.
(1), 33, 36 (2), 4 2, 45, 47 and 49
Omit “prison officer’' wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional officer”.
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Amendments Schedule 1 Omit “prison officer” and “the prison”. respectively.
Clause 27 Personal searches
Omit “prison”. Insert instead “correctional centre”.
lause 29 Personal possessions Omit “a prison by a prison officer” and “the prison” wherever
occurring.
Insert instead “a correctional centre by a correctional officer” and“the correctional centre” respectively.
Omit “prison officer” and “a prisoner”. Insert instead “correctional officer” and “an inmate” respectively.
Clause 32 Insulting or abusive lan Omit “prison officer”, “any prisoner” and “the prison” wherever
occurring.
Insert instead “correctional officer”, “any inmate” and “the
correctional centre” respectively.
Omit “prison officer” from clause 32A (1). Insert instead ”correctional officer”.
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Clause 34 Vigilance
Omit “prison officer“ and ”governor of the prison” wherever correctional centre” respectively.
occurring.
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| Omit “prison officer” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional officer”. | ||
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| armed post. officer” respectively. | ||
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| Omit “prison officer” and “Senior Prison Officer”. Insert instead “correctional officer” and “Senior Correctional Officer” respectively. | ||
| [41] | Clause 37 Authority to carry firearms | |
| Omit “prison officer” and “prison armoury”. armoury” respectively. | ||
| 2] | Clause 38 |
Omit “prison” wherever occurring from clause 38 (1).
Insert instead ”correctional centre”.
Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 1999 Amendments Schedule 1
Omit “prison officer” and “the prison”. Insert instead “correctional officer” and “the correctional centre” respectively. Clause 39 Issue of firearms to correctional officers not at armed posts wherever occurring.
Omit “prison officers”, “a prison”, “the prison” and “prisoners” correctional centre” and “inmates” respectively.
uties of correctional officers generally Omit “prison officer”. Insert instead “correctional officer”.
aintenance of safe
Omit “prison officer”, “a prison”, “the prison”, “any prisoner” and “a prisoner” wherever occurring. correctional centre”, “any inmate” and “an inmate” respectively.
Omit “prison officer”, “prison officers”, “the prison” and “prison Clause 46 Use of armed posts tower”. Insert instead “correctional officer”, “correctional officers”, “the correctional centre” and “correctional centre tower” respectively.
Authority to dischar Omit “prison officer”, ”prison officers”, “enter a prison”, “prison a correctional centre”, “correctional centre security” and “an inmate” respectively.
security” and “a prisoner” wherever occurring.
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otice of discharge
| Omit “prison officer”, “a prison” and “governor of the prison” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional officer”, “a correctional centre” and “governor of the correctional centre” respectively. |
| Clause 51 Correctional centre delivery |
| Omit “prison”. Insert instead “correctional centre”. |
| Clause 52 |
| Omit the clause. Insert instead: |
52 Order of rankin of correctional off icers The order of ranking of correctional officers, in descending order, is as follows:
Senior Assistant Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Chief Superintendent
Superintendent (Grade 1)
Superintendent (Grade 2)
Superintendent (Grade 3)
Deputy Superintendent (Grade 1)
Deputy Superintendent (Grade 2)
Deputy Superintendent (Grade 3)
Deputy Superintendent (Industries) (Grade 4)
Deputy Superintendent (Industries) (Grade 5)
Senior Assistant Superintendent
Senior Assistant Superintendent (Industries)
Assistant Superintendent
Assistant Superintendent (Industries)
Senior Correctional Officer
Senior Overseer
Correctional Officer First Class
Overseer
Correctional Officer
Probationary Correctional Officer
Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Law Revision) Regulation 1999 Amendments Schedule 1
Non-smoking areas in correctional centres Omit “prison” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre”.
Clause 56C Short descriptions of offences
Omit “Prisons (General) egulation 1995” from the Table. Insert instead “Correctional Centres (General) Regulation 1995”.
Omit the following from the matter that appears under the heading “Meritorious Service M e d a l ” : For the completion of each additional 10 years of service a bronze bar lettered with the total number of years of meritorious service may be awarded to the officer.
Insert instead:
For the completion of each additional 5 years of service a clasp lettered with the total number of years of meritorious service may be awarded to the officer, as follows:
(a) after 25 years of service—a clasp of bronze colour, (b) after 30 years of service—a clasp of silver colour, (c) after 35 years of service—a clasp of gold colour, (d) after 40 years of service—a further clasp of gold colour. In addition, for the completion of each additional 5 years of service (beyond 20 years) a rosette may be awarded to the officer, as follows:
(a)
after 25 years of service—a rosette of bronze colour.
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(b) after 30 years of service—a rosette of silver colour, (c) after 35 years of service—a rosette of gold colour, (d) after 40 years of service—a further rosette of gold colour.
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