Correctional Centres Legislation Amendment (Assumed Identities) Act 1999 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Correctional Centres Act 1952 and the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 to make provision with respect to the assuming of false identities by persons employed in the Department of Corrective Services and correctional officers.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Correctional Centres Legislation Amendment (Assumed Identities) Act 1999.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3Amendment of Correctional Centres Act 1952 No 9

The Correctional Centres Act 1952 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4Amendment of Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999

The Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1Amendment of Correctional Centres Act 1952

(Section 3)

Insert after section 31:

31AAAcquisition or use of assumed identity

Nothing in this or any other Act authorises a person employed in the Department of Corrective Services or a correctional officer to acquire or use an assumed identity that would represent him or her to be any of the following:

• (a)

  a social worker,

• (b)

  a medical practitioner or medical researcher,

• (c)

  a psychologist,

• (d)

  a drug and alcohol counsellor,

• (e)

  any other health worker,

• (f)

  a legal practitioner,

• (g)

  a member of the clergy,

• (h)

  an Official Visitor appointed under section 8A.

Schedule 2Amendment of Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999

(Section 4)

Insert after section 235:

235AAcquisition or use of assumed identity

Nothing in this or any other Act authorises a person employed in the Department of Corrective Services or a correctional officer to acquire or use an assumed identity that would represent him or her to be any of the following:

• (a)

  a social worker,

• (b)

  a medical practitioner or medical researcher,

• (c)

  a psychologist,

• (d)

  a drug and alcohol counsellor,

• (e)

  any other health worker,

• (f)

  a legal practitioner,

• (g)

  a member of the clergy,

• (h)

  an Official Visitor.