1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 65E amended (Expiry of determination)
5	Regulation 86 amended (Access to telephones generally)
6	Regulation 111 amended (Information about searching)
7	Regulation 194 amended (Service of documents)
8	Schedule 5 amended
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Corrections Amendment Regulations 2019.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 6 December 2019.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Corrections Regulations 2005 (the principal regulations).

4 Regulation 65E amended (Expiry of determination)

In regulation 65E(2), replace “65C(2)” with “65C(2)(b)”.

5 Regulation 86 amended (Access to telephones generally)

In regulation 86(2), replace “2000” with “2011”.

6 Regulation 111 amended (Information about searching)

In regulation 111(1)(d), delete “narcotic”.

7 Regulation 194 amended (Service of documents)

In regulation 194(4), replace “2000” with “2011”.

8 Schedule 5 amended

(1)

In Schedule 5, clause 3, revoke paragraphs (f) and (g).

(2)

In Schedule 5, clause 4,—

(a)

replace “handcuffs” with “the restraints”; and

(b)

replace “clause 3(a)” with “clause 3(a) and (ea)”.

(3)

In Schedule 5, clause 5, replace “(3)(f) to (j)” with “(3)(h) to (j)”.

(4)

In Schedule 5, clause 6, replace “(3)(f) to (j)” with “(3)(h) to (j)”.

(5)

In Schedule 5, revoke clauses 8 and 9 and the cross-headings above clauses 8 and 9.

(6)

In Schedule 5, clause 16, revoke the definitions of tie-down bed and wrist bed restraint.

(7)

In Schedule 5, clause 16, replace the definition of torso restraint with:

torso restraint means a soft-belt restraint designed to immobilise a person’s arms or legs

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 6 December 2019, amend the Corrections Regulations 2005 (the principal regulations). The amendments—

refine a cross-reference in regulation 65E(2) of the principal regulations (changing “65C(2)” to “65C(2)(b)”):
replace “2000” with “2011” in regulations 86(2) and 194(4) of the principal regulations (owing to the Legal Services Act 2011 replacing the Legal Services Act 2000):
replace “narcotic detection dogs” with “detection dogs” in regulation 111(1)(d) of the principal regulations (to include all detection dogs):
adjust Schedule 5 of the principal regulations (owing to changes in restraint policy) by—
- revoking clauses 3(f) and (g), 8, and 9:
- clarifying the restraints available to security officers under clause 4:
- revoking the definitions of tie-down bed and wrist bed restraint in clause 16:
- replacing the definition of torso restraint in clause 16.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 7 November 2019.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Corrections.

Corrections Amendment Regulations 2019