269NG—Custody, supervision and care
(1) If a defendant is
committed to detention under this Division, the defendant is in the custody of
the Minister and the Minister may give directions for the custody, supervision
and care of the defendant the Minister considers appropriate.
(2) The Minister
may—
(a)
place the defendant under the custody, supervision and care of another; and
(b) if
there is no practicable alternative—direct that a defendant be kept in
custody in a prison.
(3) Supervisory
responsibilities arising from conditions on which a person is released on
licence are to be divided between the Parole Board and the Minister in the
following way:
(a) the
supervisory responsibilities are to be exercised by the Minister insofar as
they relate to treating or monitoring the mental condition of the person; and
(b) the
supervisory responsibilities are in all other respects to be exercised by
the Parole Board.
(4) The Minister or
the Parole Board (as the case may be) may delegate a power or function under
this section—
(a) to a
person for the time being performing particular duties or holding or acting in
a particular position; or
(b) to
any other person or body that, in the delegator's opinion, is competent to
perform or exercise the relevant functions or powers.
(5) A delegation under
subsection (4)—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the ability of the delegator to act in any matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will by the delegator.