Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 15 OF 2007 ) - SECT 26

    (1)     This section applies if the chief executive believes, on reasonable grounds, that an emergency (including an imminent emergency) exists in relation to a correctional centre that threatens or is likely to threaten—

        (a)     security or good order at the centre; or

        (b)     the safety of anyone at the centre or elsewhere.

    (2)     The chief executive may declare that an emergency exists in relation to the correctional centre for a stated period of not more than—

        (a)     3 days; or

        (b)     if another period is prescribed by regulation—the period prescribed.

    (3)     To remove any doubt, the chief executive may make declarations for 2 or more consecutive periods in relation to the same emergency.

    (4)     A declaration commences when it is made, unless it provides for a later commencement.

    (5)     A declaration—

        (a)     is a notifiable instrument; and

        (b)     must be notified under the Legislation Act no later than the day after the day it is made.