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CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 (NO. 59 OF 2005) - SECT 54

Periodic detention—activities or work outside correctional centres

    (1)     This section applies to a direction under section 53 to participate in an activity, or do community service work, at a place that is not a correctional centre.

    (2)     The direction must include details of the following:

        (a)     the activity the offender must participate in or the community service work the offender must do;

        (b)     the place to which the offender must report for the activity or community service work;

        (c)     the time when the offender must report;

        (d)     the person (if any) to whom the offender must report (the work supervisor );

        (e)     the person the offender must tell if subsection (4) applies (the corrections supervisor ).

    (3)     The offender must comply with any reasonable direction given to the offender, orally or in writing, by the work supervisor in relation to the activity or community service work.

    (4)     If the offender cannot comply with the direction under section 53, the offender must—

        (a)     tell the corrections supervisor as soon as possible; and

        (b)     comply with the corrections supervisor's directions.

Examples for s (4)

1     the activity or community service work to which the direction applies is not available at the place

2     it is impracticable for the offender to participate in the activity or to do the work

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).



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