Reprint as at 8 December 2009
| Public Act | 2004 No 50 |
| Date of assent | 3 June 2004 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Department of Corrections.
Minister, chief executive, and Commissioner of Police
Other persons with other powers and functions in relation to prisoners
31 Chief executive may make rules for community work centres and offenders carrying out community work
Detention and custody of prisoners
Trust account and purchasing system
Assessment, use of time, management plans, and programmes
Denial or restriction of ability to associate
Temporary release from custody and temporary removal of prisoners
Medical treatment and health care
Other duties in relation to prisoners
Use of force and restraints, and related matters
Searching of prisoners and other persons
Opening and reading of mail and withholding of correspondence
Telephone calls may be monitored
155 Persons under or previously under control or supervision may seek assistance from inspector of corrections
Identification of certain persons
Provision of information to persons under control or supervision
Escort services and courtroom custodial services
175 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982 to contract prisons, security contractors, and security officers
176 Application of New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 to contract prisons, security contractors, and security officers
Disclosure of prisoner information
Disclosure of offender information
Information sharing about highest-risk offenders
Information sharing about child sex offenders
Power to arrest persons unlawfully at large
Property damage caused by escapers
Detection, interception, etc, of radiocommunications within prison boundaries
Requisitioning of land and buildings for use as temporary corrections prisons
Chief executive and Commissioner of Police may issue guidelines and instructions
Royal prerogative not affected
Amendment to Immigration Act 1987
Management of prisons under contract
[Repealed]
212 Liability of contractor [Repealed]
213 Subcontractors [Repealed]
214 Reporting responsibilities [Repealed]
216 Accommodation and access [Repealed]
217 Monitors to report on certain matters [Repealed]
218 Control of contract prison in emergency [Repealed]
Provision of escort services or courtroom custodial services under contract
221 References in existing contracts for provision of escort services, courtroom custodial services, or both
Compensation for property damage by escapers
Directions restricting right to associate continue in effect
Security classifications of prisoners continue in effect
Release or removal under Penal Institutions Act 1954
233 Sections 32 to 36 of Penal Institutions Act 1954 continue to apply to acts and omissions before commencement
Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Act 2009