Corrections Management Regulation 2010

An injured person must tell a corrections officer that the person has been injured as soon as possible after being injured.

The corrections officer must—

help the injured person complete a notice of the injury (an injury notice); or

if the injured person is unable to complete an injury notice—complete an injury notice for the injured person.

An injury notice must state—

the name and address of the injured person; and

the cause of the injury (in ordinary language); and

the date and time the injury happened; and

if the injured person is not a detainee in a correctional centre—the name and address of the person’s treating doctor or, if there is no treating doctor, a doctor who has treated the person for the injury.

The injured person must, as soon as possible after the injury notice is completed, give a copy of it to—

the director‑general; and

the ACT Insurance Authority; and

if the injured person is a detainee in a correctional centre—the doctor appointed for the correctional centre under the Act, section 21 (Doctors—health service appointments); and

if the injured person is not a detainee in a correctional centre—the person’s treating doctor or, if there is no treating doctor, a doctor who has treated the person for the injury.