Correctional Services Act 1982 (SA)

South Australia Correctional Services Act 1982 An Act to provide for the establishment and management of prisons and other correctional institutions; to regulate the manner in which persons in correctional institutions are to be treated by those responsible for their detention and care; to provide for certain powers relating to the management of correctional services officers and employees; to provide for drug and alcohol testing of correctional services officers and employees and other persons; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Objects and guiding principles 4 Interpretation 4A Appointment of officers of Department 5 Victims Register 6 Criminal intelligence Part 2—Correctional services Division 1—Administration 7 Power of Minister and CE to delegate 8 Use of volunteers in the administration of this Act 9 CE's annual report Division 3—Visiting Tribunals 17 Establishment of Visiting Tribunals Division 4—Community service administration 17A Establishment of community service centres 17D Insurance cover to be provided by Minister Division 5—Probation hostels 17E Establishment of probation hostels Part 3—Correctional institutions Division 1—Establishment of correctional institutions 18 Governor may proclaim premises to be a prison or police prison 19 Correctional institutions to be under the control of the Minister Division 2—Official visitors 19A Preliminary 19B Review 20 Official visitors 20A Independence 20B Remuneration 20C Staff and resources 20D Functions of official visitors 20E Provision of information to official visitor 20F Requests to contact official visitor 20G Reporting obligations of official visitor 20H Confidentiality of information 20I Offences 20J Conflict of interest Part 4—Imprisonment Division 1—Admission and assignment of prisoners 21A Documentation to be presented upon admission of a prisoner to a correctional institution 22 Assignment of prisoners to particular correctional institutions Division 3—Assessment of prisoners 23 Initial and periodic assessment of prisoners Division 4—Custody of prisoners 24 CE has custody of prisoners Division 5—Transfer and leave of absence of prisoners 25 Transfer of prisoners 26 Prisoner may be temporarily detained in any other prison etc while in transit 27 Leave of absence from prison 27A Interstate leave of absence 28 Removal of prisoner for criminal investigation, attendance in court etc Division 6—Management of prisoners 29 Work by prisoners 30 Prison education 31 Prisoner allowances and other money 32 CE may sell items of personal use to prisoners 32A Prisoner Amenity Account 33 Prisoners' mail 33A Prisoners' goods 34 Prisoners' rights to have visitors 35 Prisoners' rights to access to legal aid and legal services 35AA Assistance to make certain complaints 35A Power to monitor or record prisoner communication 36 Power to keep prisoner apart from other prisoners 36A Restraints to be used on prisoners in certain circumstances 37 Search of prisoners 37AA Drug testing of prisoners Division 6A—Home detention Subdivision 1—Release on home detention by CE 37A Release on home detention 37C Revocation of release Subdivision 2—General 37CA Home detention officers 37D Crown not liable to maintain prisoners on home detention Division 7—Release of prisoners from prison or home detention 38 Release of prisoner from prison or home detention 39 Time of release from prison 39A Delivery of property and money to prisoner on release 39B Manner in which former prisoner's personal property is to be dealt with 39C Certain prohibited items not to be returned to prisoners Part 5—Offences Division 1—Powers of Visiting Tribunals 41 Powers of Visiting Tribunals 42 Immunity from liability of persons who constitute Visiting Tribunals Division 2—Breaches of regulations 42A Minor breach of prison regulations 43 CE may deal with breach of prison regulations 44 CE may refer matter to Visiting Tribunal 45 Procedure at inquiry 46 Appeals against penalty imposed by CE 47 Appeals against orders of Visiting Tribunals 48 Summary Procedure Act does not apply to proceedings under this Division Division 3—Criminal offences 49 Disrupting security or order 49A Possession of certain items by prisoners Division 4—Prisoners at large 50 Effect of prisoner being at large 50A Prisoner must comply with conditions to which temporary leave of absence is subject 51 Offences by persons other than prisoners 52 Power of arrest Part 6—Parole Division 1—The Parole Board 55 Continuation of Parole Board 56 Term of office of members 57 Allowances and expenses 58 Removal from and vacancies of office 59 Deputies 60 Proceedings of the Board 60A Validity of acts of Board 61 Judicial notice of Board documents 62 Appointment of secretary to the Board 63 Powers of the Board 64 Reports by Board Division 3—Release on parole 66 Automatic release on parole for certain prisoners 67 Release on parole by application to Board 68 Conditions of release on parole 68A Board may direct person to surrender firearm etc 69 Duration of parole 71 Variation or revocation of parole conditions 72 Discharge from parole of prisoners other than life prisoners 74 Board may take action for breach of parole conditions 74AAA Board may suspend release on parole or take other action for certain breaches of parole conditions 74AA Board may impose community service for breach of conditions 74A Suspension of parole while serving imprisonment for offence committed before release on parole 74B Suspension of parole if person becomes a terror suspect 75 Automatic cancellation or suspension of parole on imprisonment for offence committed while on parole 76 Apprehension etc of parolees on Board warrant 76A Apprehension etc of parolees on application of CE 76B Arrest of parolee by police officer 77 Proceedings before the Board 77AA Special procedures for terror suspects Division 4—Review of release on parole of certain prisoners Subdivision 1—Preliminary 77A Interpretation Subdivision 2—Parole Administrative Review Commissioner 77B Appointment of Commissioner 77C Acting Commissioner 77D Staff Subdivision 3—Reviews by Commissioner 77E Right of review of Board decision to release life prisoners on parole etc 77F Effect of review proceedings on Board's decision 77G Proceedings to be heard in private 77H Board to assist Commissioner 77I Parties 77J Compulsory conferences for prescribed reviewable decisions 77K Powers and procedures of Commissioner 77L Commissioner to proceed expeditiously Subdivision 4—Other matters 77M Immunity from liability 77N Privilege and public interest immunity not affected 77O Confidentiality of information 77P Proof of decision of Commissioner Part 6A—Management of officers, employees of Department etc 77Q Preliminary 77R Investigative powers of CE 77S Removal and reassignment of duties of officer or employee working in correctional institution Part 7—Prisoner compensation quarantine funds Division 1—Preliminary 78 Interpretation 79 Application Division 2—Award of damages to prisoners 80 Agreements must be approved by court 81 Determination of amounts for medical and legal costs 81A Matters to be considered by court Division 3—Payment of money to prisoner compensation quarantine fund 81B Damages awarded to prisoner to be paid to prisoner compensation quarantine fund 81C Prisoner compensation quarantine funds Division 4—Notice of prisoner compensation quarantine fund 81D Victim may ask to be notified of award of damages to prisoner 81E Notice to victims to be published 81F Applications for information 81G Disclosure of information by CE authorised 81H Confidentiality of information 81I Offence to disclose information 81J Notice to CE by victim 81K Notice to CE by creditors Division 5—Payments out of prisoner compensation quarantine fund 81L Payments out of fund where legal proceedings notified 81M Payments out of fund where notice from creditor received 81N Restriction not to affect payment of administration costs 81O Payments out of fund where no notice given 81P Payments taken to be payments at direction of prisoner 81Q When are legal proceedings finally determined? Division 6—Miscellaneous 81R Offence to provide false or misleading information Part 7A—Drug and alcohol testing scheme 81S Interpretation 81T Drug and alcohol testing of officers and employees 81U Drug and alcohol testing of applicants to Department 81V Drug and alcohol testing of other persons 81W Procedures for drug and alcohol testing 81X Biological samples, test results etc not to be used for other purposes Part 8—Miscellaneous 82 Unauthorised dealings with prisoners prohibited 83 CE may make rules 84 Compliance with the execution of process 85 Execution of warrants 85A Exclusion of persons from correctional institution 85B Power of search and arrest of non-prisoners 85C Confidentiality 85CA Disclosure of health information 85CB Disclosure of information relating to criminal history 85D Release of information to eligible persons 85E Confidentiality of biometric data 86 Prison officers may use reasonable force in certain cases 86AA Prohibition on use of spit hoods 86A Prison officer may carry prescribed weapon 86B Use of correctional services dogs 87 Certain persons may enter and inspect correctional institutions 87A Operation of remotely piloted aircraft 87B Remotely piloted aircraft—special powers 88 Minister may acquire land 88A Summary offences 88B Evidentiary provision 89 Regulations Schedule 1—Application of Truth in Sentencing Act amendments 1 Interpretation 2 Truth in sentencing clarification Legislative history