Assistance to deal with or prevent emergency or escape
147C Assistance to deal with or prevent emergency or escape
The CEO may request assistance from the Commissioner of
Correctional Services, the Commissioner of Police or both under this section if:
the CEO is satisfied that an emergency situation exists or there is a risk of an emergency situation arising; or
a detainee has escaped from lawful detention and the CEO requires assistance to do either of the following:
search for the detainee;
return the detainee to lawful detention.
The Commissioner of Police may arrange for police officers to assist the CEO if assistance is requested under subsection (1) and, without limiting the powers of police officers under this or any other Act or the common law, those police officers may exercise the powers and perform the functions of a superintendent of a detention centre under section 151(3)(c) in providing that assistance.
The Commissioner of Correctional Services may arrange for correctional officers to assist the CEO if assistance is requested under subsection (1) and, without limiting the powers of correctional officers under this or any other Act or the common law, those correctional officers may exercise the powers and perform the functions of a superintendent of a detention centre under sections 151(3)(c) and 167(1) in providing that assistance.
Despite section 10(1)(b)(iv), a police officer or correctional officer assisting the CEO under this section is not required to hold the qualification mentioned in that provision to use force under this
Act.
A correctional officer providing assistance under this section who is a correctional services dog handler may use a correctional services dog in providing that assistance if the handler considers it appropriate to do so.
The handler may permit the dog to use force against a person only if:
the handler could lawfully use force against the person; and
the handler considers the use of force by the dog is reasonably necessary.
In this section:
correctional officer, see section 4 of the Correctional
Services Act 2014.
correctional services dog, see section 4 of the
Correctional Services Act 2014.
correctional services dog handler, see section 35(1)(b) of the Correctional Services Act 2014.
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