New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 234

234 Commissioned and non-commissioned correctional officers

(1) There are two classifications of correctional officers, as follows--

(a) commissioned correctional officers (being correctional officers of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent),

(b) non-commissioned correctional officers (being correctional officers below the rank of Assistant Superintendent).

(2) The Governor may issue commissions to commissioned correctional officers.

(3) A commission is taken to have been resigned by a commissioned officer on his or her dismissal, resignation or termination of service.

(4) A correctional officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent, whether or not the officer has been issued with a commission, is taken to have been commissioned as an officer of the relevant rank as from the date of the officer's appointment to that rank.

(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the ranking of correctional officers and the awarding of medals to correctional officers and other members of staff of Corrective Services NSW.