Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

CORRECTIVE SERVICES (COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE) REGULATION 2020 - REG 7

7 Supervision by corrective services officers of persons subject to relevant order

(1) This section applies if a corrective services officer is required to supervise a person subject to any of the following orders (each a
"relevant order" )—

(a) a parole order mentioned in the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 194 or a court ordered parole order under that Act;

(b) a supervision order or an interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ;

(c) a fine option order, a probation order, a community service order, a graffiti removal order, an intensive correction order or a drug and alcohol treatment order under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 ;

(d) a work and development order under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 .

(2) For subsection (1) , supervision by a corrective services officer of a person subject to a relevant order may include—

(a) a requirement that the person report to the corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the relevant order; and

(b) a requirement that the person report to, and receive visits from, the corrective services officer as directed by the court that made the relevant order, the relevant chief executive or the corrective services officer.

(3) During the COVID-19 emergency period, the corrective services officer may supervise the person remotely by using communication technology.

(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that if the corrective services officer supervises the person remotely under subsection (3) , the person’s obligations relating to the supervision are taken to be satisfied.

(5) In this section—

"corrective services officer" see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 .