Correctional Centres Act 1952 Prisons (General) Amendment (Classification of Female Inmates) Regulation 1997 (1997-302) [GG No 73 of 4.7.1997, p 5277] (NSW)
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New South Wales
Prisons (General) Amendment
(Classification of Female Inmates)
Regulation 1997
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
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to provide a separate classification system for female inmates. All inmates have to be classified by the Commissioner of Corrective Services for the purposes of security and developmental programs, and at present under the Prisons (General) Regulation 1995 the same categories are used for both male and female inmates.
This Regulation also makes consequential amendments to penal terminology
in those clauses being amended, and specifies the classes of inmates (taking
Prisons Act 1952), including section 29AC (6) and section 50 (the general regulation making power, in particular section 50 (1) (c)).
into account the new classification system for female inmates) who have a called the
high security classification for the purposes of interstate leave permits.
Published in Gazette No 73 of 4 July 1997, page 5277 Page 1
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| Clause 1 | Prisons (General) Amendment (Classification of Female Inmates) Regulation 1997 |
Prisons (General) Amendment (Classification of
Female Inmates) Regulation 1997
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Prisons (General) Amendment
(Classification of Female Inmates) Regulation 1997.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 4 July 1997.
3 Amendment of Prisons (General) Regulation 1995
The Prisons (General) Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
4 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
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Amendments Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendments
(Clause 3)
[1] Clause 10 Classification of inmates
Omit “prisoner” from clause 10 (1).
Insert instead “male inmate”.[2] Clause 10 (1A)
Insert after clause 10 (1):
(1A) Each female inmate must, for the purposes of security and developmental programs, be classified by the Commissioner in one of the following categories:
Category 4: Continuous supervision
Those female inmates who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, should at all times be confined by a secure physical barrier.
Category 3: General supervision
Those female inmates who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, should be confined by a physical barrier unless in the company of `a correctional officer or some other person authorised by the Commissioner.
Category 2: Minimum supervision
Those female inmates who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, need not be confined by a physical barrier at all times but who need some level of supervision by a correctional officer or some other person authorised by the Commissioner.
Category I: Monitored
Those female inmates who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, need not be confined by a physical barrier at all times and who need not be supervised.
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| Schedule 1 | Amendments |
Clause 10 (2)–(5)
Omit “prisoners”, “a prisoner” “prison” and “prisoner’s”
wherever occurring.
Insert instead “inmates”, “an inmate”, “correctional centre” and
“inmate’s”, respectively.[4] Clause 11 Classification of escaped inmates
Omit “A prisoner” wherever occurring from clause 11(1) and (2).
Insert instead “An inmate”.
Clause 11 (2)
Omit “prison” wherever occurring. Insert instead “correctional centre”.
[6] Clause 11 (3) (b)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
(b) a significant rehabilitation purpose would be achieved by approving the inmate’s progression to:
(i) Category C1
inmate, orC2 or C3 in the case of a male
(ii) Category 3, 2 or 1 in the case of a female inmate.
Clause 11 (4) and (8)
Omit “prisoner” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “inmate”.
Clause 11 (6)
Omit “a prisoner”. Insert instead “an inmate”.
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Amendments Schedule 1 [9] Clause 11A
Insert after clause 11:
11A High security classification of inmates for purposes of
interstate leave permits
(1) For the purposes of section 29AC of the Act, male inmates classified in Category A1, A2 or B under clause 10 (l), or in Category El or E2 under clause 1 1, are prescribed as a class of male inmates having a high security classification. (2) For the purposes of section 29AC of the Act, female inmates classified in Category 4 under clause 10 (1 A), or in Category El or E2 under clause 11 are prescribed as a class of female inmates having a high security classification.
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