New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 240

240 Authorisation of correctional centre staff

(1) A person must not be or continue to be employed, at a managed correctional centre, to perform any of the duties of--

(a) the governor of the correctional centre, or

(b) a custodian of offenders, or

(c) employment in any other capacity prescribed by the regulations,

unless the person is the holder of an authority, issued by the Commissioner, authorising the person to perform the duties concerned.

(2) The Commissioner may refuse to issue an authority under this section to a person--

(a) if the person has not undertaken an accredited course of training or instruction relevant to the employment concerned, or

(b) if, because of a criminal record, insufficient education, aspects of character or other matters, the Commissioner does not consider the person to be a fit and proper person to be so employed, or

(c) for any other reason which the Commissioner thinks is a sufficient reason, in the public interest, for refusal.

(3) An authority issued under this section to a person may be revoked by the Commissioner--

(a) if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, having regard to the provisions of subsection (2), the authority ought not to have been issued, or

(b) if the person has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations or with any direction given to the person under this Act, or

(c) for any other reason which the Commissioner thinks is a sufficient reason, in the public interest, for revocation of the authority,

but no such authority is to be revoked without affording the person concerned a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

(4) The Commissioner may from time to time accredit courses of training or instruction for the purposes of this Part.