Corrective Services Amendment Regulation 1991 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1991 No. 44 Corrective Services Act 1988 Department of Justice Brisbane, 8th August, 1991 HIS Excellency the Governor, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council and in pursuance of the Corrective Services Act 1988 , has been pleased to make the following regulations. G. R. MILLINER Minister for Justice and Corrective Services CORRECTIVE SERVICES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1991 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Amended rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of reg. 13 (Classification of prisoners) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of reg. 24 (Minimum and open security remission) . . . . . . . . . .

2 Corrective Services Amendment Regulations 1991 Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Corrective Services Amendment Regulations 1991. Amended regulations 2. The Corrective Services Regulations 1989 are amended as set out in these regulations. Amendment of reg. 13 (Classification of prisoners) 3.(1) Regulation 13(1)(b)— omit, insert— ‘ (b) into one of the following security ratings— (i) maximum security; (ii) high security; (iii) medium security; (iv) low security; (v) open security ’. (2) After regulation 13( 1 )(b)— insert— ‘(1A) The classification of a prisoner into a security rating must be determined having regard to the following factors— (a) the perceived risk of the prisoner to the public; (b) the nature of the offence for which the prisoner is charged or has been convicted; (c) the length of the term of imprisonment being served; (d) whether the prisoner faces any further charges that will require the prisoner to be removed to court and the nature of the charges; (e) the prisoner’s criminal history (if any), including any as a juvenile offender; (f) the prisoner’s escape record (if any);

3 Corrective Services Amendment Regulations 1991 (g) the prisoner’s demonstrated attitude towards serving the term of imprisonment; (h) the likelihood of deportation or extradition of the prisoner and the prisoner’s demonstrated attitude towards deportation or extradition; (i) the prison management reports in relation to the prisoner (if any); (j) the previous performance of the prisoner in prison; (k) the previous performance of the prisoner in relation to remand, bail, parole, probation, and community service; (l) any psychological assessment of the prisoner; (m) the prisoner’s medical history, including any psychiatric history; (n) the likely influence of the prisoner’s family relationships; (o) other behavioural characteristics of the prisoner; (p) any other matter likely to affect the prisoner’s behaviour while in the custody of the Commission. ’. (3) Regulation 13(3)— omit. Amendment of reg. 24 (Minimum and open security remission) 4.(1) Regulation 24 (heading)— omit ‘ Minimum ’ , insert ‘Low’. (2) Regulation 24— omit ‘ minimum ’ , insert ‘ low ’. ENDNOTES 1. Published in the Gazette on 10 August 1991. 2. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on 20 August 1991. 3. The administering agency is the Department of Justice. The State of Queensland 1991