Correctional Centres Act 1952 Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1998 (1998-412) [GG No 112 of 24.7.1998, p 5631] (NSW)

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 Services

The object of this Regulation is to specify short descriptions for certain offences under the Correctional Centres Act 1952 and the Prisons (General) Regulation 1995 to facilitate the issue of summonses, warrants and other legal processes.

This Regulation is made under the Correctional Centres Act 1952, including section 50 (the general regulation-making power) and in accordance with section 145B of the Justices Act 1902.

This Regulation is made in connection with the staged repeal of subordinate legislation under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

Published in Gazette No 112 of 24 July 1998, page 5631 Page 1

Clause 1 Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1998

ame of Regulation

This Regulation is the Prisons (Administration) Amendment

(Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 1998.

The Prisons (Administration) Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 .

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Prisons (Administration) Amendment (Short Descriptions of Offences) Regulation 1998

Amendment Schedule 1

(Clause 3)

Clause 56C

Insert after clause 56B:

56C Short descriptions of offences

For the purposes of section 145B (2) of the Justices Act 1902, the prescribed expression in relation to an offence specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause is the expression set out opposite that offence in Column 2 of the Table.

If a choice of words is indicated in Column 2 of the

Table. the words remaining after the omission of the words irrelevant to the offence constitute the prescribed expression.

For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of the Table, the prescribed expression for the offence is taken to relate to the offence created by the provision, as the provision was in force when the offence is alleged to have been committed.

The amendment or repeal of a prescribed expression does not affect the validity of any information, complaint. summons. warrant, notice, order or other

document in which the expression is used.

Subclause (4) applies to any information. complaint, summons. warrant. notice. order or other document (whether issued, given or made before or after the amendment or repeal) that relates to an offence alleged to have been committed before the amendment or repeal.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Offences under the	Act
Section 37 (1)	Bring/attempt to introduce liquor into place of detention

Section 37 ( 1 A ) Bring/attempt to introduce poison into
place of detention

Section 37 (1C) Bring/attempt to introduce prohibited
drug/plant into place of detention

Section 3 7 A (1) (a) Introduce/attempt to introduce syringe
into place of detention

Section	3 7 A (1)	(b )	Supply/attempt to supply syringe to inmate in lawful custody
Section	38 ( 1 )	(a )	Enter/attempt to enter place of detention without lawful authority

Section 38 (1) (b)	Communicate/attempt to communicate
with inmate without lawful authority
Section 38 (1) (c)	Convey/deliver/cause to be conveyed/ Delivered/attempt to convey/deliver/ cause to be conveyed/delivered/ introduce/attempt to introduce money/
letter/document/clothing/article/thing
into place of detention without lawful authority
Section 38 (1) (d)	Convey/receive for conveyance/cause to be conveyed/received for conveyance letter/document/clothing/ article/thing out of place of detention without lawful authority
Section 38 (1) (e)	Loiter about/near place of detention without lawful authority
Section 38 (1) (f)	Secrete/leave at any place money/
letter/document/clothing/article/thing to
be found/received by inmate

Offences under Prisons (General) Regulation 1995

Clause 103 (2) Visitor knowingly producing false or
misleading evidence