Power of Minister in relation to default in performance of community service
89 Power of Minister in relation to default in performance of community service
If the Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied that a person who is required to perform community service as a condition of an intensive correction order has failed to obey a direction given by the community corrections officer to whom the person is assigned, the Minister may, instead of commencing proceedings for breach of order, by notice in writing served personally, increase the number of hours of community service that the person is required to perform.
If the Minister increases the hours of community service to be performed under a condition of an intensive correction order, the order will be taken to have been amended accordingly.
The number of hours of community service may not be increased under subsection (1) by more than 24 in aggregate, but such an increase may be made despite the fact that its effect is to increase the total number of hours to be performed beyond the normal limit.
If the Minister for Correctional Services is satisfied that a person has failed to comply with a condition of an intensive correction order requiring performance of community service, the Minister may, by notice in writing served personally or by post, suspend the operation of the order until proceedings for breach of the intensive correction order have been determined.
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