Northern Territory Numbered Acts

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2014 (NO 27 OF 2014) - SECT 51

After section 157

insert

157A     Assistance to deal with or prevent emergency

    (1)     This section applies if the superintendent of a detention centre is satisfied that an emergency situation exists or there is a risk of an emergency situation arising.

    (2)     The superintendant may request assistance from:

    (a)     the Commissioner or the General Manager of a custodial correctional facility; or

    (b)     the Commissioner of Police.

    (3)     The recipient of the request may arrange for correctional officers or police officers to assist the superintendent in dealing with the emergency situation or preventing the emergency situation from arising.

    (4)     A correctional officer or police officer mentioned in subsection (3) is taken to have been delegated the superintendent's powers and functions under section 151(3)(c).

157B     Other assistance from correctional officers

    (1)     The superintendant of a detention centre may request operational assistance from the Commissioner.

    (2)     On receipt of the request, the Commissioner may arrange for correctional officers to assist the superintendent.

    (3)     A correctional officer mentioned in subsection (2) is, for the purpose of providing the assistance, taken to be a member of the staff of the detention centre.