Prisons Act 1952 Regulation relating to use of electronic surveillance equipment (1994-672) [GG No 174 of 23.12.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 672

PRISONS ACT 1952—REGULATION

(Relating to use of electronic surveillance equipment)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 174 of 23 December 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Prisons Act 1952, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

JOHN HANNAFORD, MLC

Minister for Justice.

The Prisons (General) Regulation 1989 is amended:

(a)	by inserting in clause 8 (1) after the word “towers” where occurring in the matter relating to Category A1 the words “or electronic surveillance equipment” ;
(b)	by omitting from the matter relating to Category A2 in clause 8 (1) the words “or some other highly secure perimeter structures” and by inserting instead the words “, other highly secure perimeter structures or electronic surveillance equipment’,.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Currently the Prisons (General) Regulation 1989 refers, in the classification descriptions of Category A1 and A2 prisoners, to the use of secure physical barriers that include towers. However, the use of towers is gradually being replaced by the use of electronic surveillance equipment.

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Prisons (General) Regulation 1989 to

refer to the use of electronic surveillance equipment in those classification descriptions.

This Regulation is made under the Prisons Act 1952, including section 50 (the

general regulation making power).