Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 28

    (1)     The director-general may direct an offender, orally or in writing—

        (a)     to participate in an activity that the director-general considers desirable for the offender's welfare or training; or

        (b)     to do work at a correctional centre, or community service work outside a correctional centre, that the director-general considers suitable for the offender.

    (2)     However, an offender is not required to do work (including community service work) or an activity the offender is not capable of doing.

    (3)     The director-general may allow a remandee to do work at a correctional centre, or community service work outside a correctional centre, that the director-general considers suitable for the remandee.

Note     A regulation may prescribe work to be community service work (see s 316).