This legislation has been repealed.
(1) For the purpose of satisfying itself that accommodation is available at a periodic detention centre for an offender to serve a sentence by way of periodic detention, a court must address its inquiries to the officer in charge of administration of periodic detention orders within the Department of Corrective Services.
(2) As soon as practicable after a court has made a periodic detention order, the court must ensure that the officer in charge is informed of that fact, by telephone or otherwise.