Corrective Services Act 2006

This section applies to a prisoner who, immediately before the commencement, had a classification under previous section 12 (previous classification).

If, immediately before the commencement, the prisoner’s previous classification was maximum security, the chief executive is taken to have classified the prisoner under section 12(1) with the security classification of maximum.

If, immediately before the commencement, the prisoner’s previous classification was high security, medium security or low security, the chief executive is taken to have classified the prisoner under section 12(1) with the security classification of high.

If, immediately before the commencement, the prisoner’s previous classification was open security, the chief executive is taken to have classified the prisoner under section 12(1) with the security classification of low.

For applying section 13 to a prisoner to whom this section applies, the end of the first interval is to be worked out on the basis of the decision about classification, or a review of a classification, under previous section 12.Example for subsection (5)—A prisoner was classified as maximum security on 1 October 2005. On 26 March 2006, the prisoner’s classification was reviewed under previous section 12 as low security. No change is made to the classification before the commencement and, under subsection (3), the prisoner’s security classification is high on the commencement. Under section 13(1)(b), a prisoner’s security classification of high must be reviewed at intervals of not longer than 1 year. Therefore, under subsection (5), the prisoner’s security classification must be reviewed before 26 March 2007.