Corrections Act 1997 (TAS)

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Corrections Act 1997

An Act to provide for the establishment, management and security of prisons and the welfare of prisoners and detainees, to provide for the granting of parole to prisoners, to provide for the administration of services related to community correction and to provide for related matters

[Royal Assent 11 December 1997]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Corrections Act 1997. 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – [Section 3 Amended by No. 3 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:08 Apr 2016] adult means a person who has attained the age of 18 years; [Section 3 Amended by No. 3 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:08 Apr 2016] appropriate treatment, in relation to a sex offender prisoner, means a professional intervention to address the underlying causes of offending behaviour; approved organisation means an organisation approved by the Director under section 13; Board means the Parole Board established under section 62; [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014] [Section 3 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 4, Applied:25 Sep 2023] [Section 3 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 4, Applied:25 Sep 2023] Chief Psychiatrist has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2013; correctional officer means a person appointed as a correctional officer pursuant to section 5; [Section 3 Amended by No. 30 of 2016, Sched. 2, Applied:16 Nov 2016] Custodial Inspector means the Custodial Inspector appointed under section 5 of the Custodial Inspector Act 2016; custodian means a person referred to in section 42(4)(a), (b) or (c) (other than the Director); detainee means a person, other than a prisoner, who is subject to an order of a court by which he or she is remanded or otherwise committed to prison; Director means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under section 5; disciplinary officer means a correctional officer – (a) nominated by the Director under section 57 to be a disciplinary officer; or (b) belonging to a class of correctional officers nominated by the Director under section 57 to be disciplinary officers; [Section 3 Amended by No. 76 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:11 Dec 2009] eligible persons register means the register kept under section 87A; [Section 3 Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 16, Applied:30 Jun 2024] family violence offence means family violence offence within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2004; hospital means a place approved as a hospital under section 35; [Section 3 Amended by No. 25 of 2002, s. 9, Applied:01 Sep 2002] immediate family, in respect of a deceased victim, includes – (a) [Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] the spouse of the deceased victim;…

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