Corrective Services Act 2006

A corrective services officer may give a prisoner a direction the officer reasonably believes is necessary—

for the welfare or safe custody of the prisoner or other prisoners; or

for the security or good order of a corrective services facility; or

to ensure compliance with an order given or applying to the prisoner; orExample of order for paragraph (c)—an order given under division 3 for the searching of the prisoner

to ensure a prisoner attends a place to enable a DNA sampler to take a DNA sample from a prisoner under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 17, part 5; or

to ensure the prisoner or another prisoner does not commit an offence or a breach of discipline.

Directions under this section may be given in writing or orally, and may apply generally or be limited in their application.