Corrections Act 1997

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to – the management, good order and security of prisons and discipline and welfare of prisoners and detainees, the privileges of prisoners and detainees and the procedures for hearing and dealing with prison offences and acts of misconduct by prisoners and detainees; and the regulation and control of prisoners and detainees and the preservation of order; and the manner of dealing with and disposing of any thing seized in searches or examinations, or searches and examinations, carried out under sections 20 and 22; and the mitigation or remission, conditional or otherwise, of the sentence of a prisoner as an incentive to, or reward for, good conduct while the prisoner is in custody or as an incentive to, or reward for, engaging, while the prisoner is in custody, in activities that are rehabilitative or of a kind approved by the Director; and the granting under section 87 of special management days; and the recording of the name, age, height and weight of a prisoner or detainee, the photographing of a prisoner or detainee and the recording of the impressions of the fingers, palms and such other details as may be prescribed of a prisoner or detainee; and the administration of punishment authorised by this Act; and the payment of money to prisoners and detainees for work performed by them or for other prescribed reasons and the manner of holding and disbursing that money; and the classification and separation of prisoners and detainees; and the establishment of a classification committee for prisoners and detainees; and the retention in the custody of a person authorised by the Director of prisoners' and detainees' personal property and the manner in which prisoners and detainees may deal with property so held in custody; and correspondence by and with prisoners and detainees; and the mode of sale and disposal of the products of prisoners' and detainees' work and the disposal of the proceeds of those sales and disposals.

The regulations may incorporate, by reference, any standing orders made by the Director.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Secretary or the Director.

The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

A provision referred to in subsection (7) may take effect on and from the day on which this Act commences or a later day.