New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

PERIODIC DETENTION OF PRISONERS ACT 1981

- As at 3 April 2000 
- Act 18 of 1981 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Definitions

   PART 2 - ORDERS FOR PERIODIC DETENTION

   5.      Power to order periodic detention
   5AA.    Power to order taking of photographs and fingerprints
   5A.     (Repealed)
   5B.     Application of section 5 to concurrent and cumulative sentences
   5C.     Periodic detention orders for fine defaulters
   5D.     (Repealed)
   6.      Warrant of commitment to prison
   7.      Notice to be served
   8.      Commencement of sentence

   PART 3 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERIODIC DETENTION

   9.      Service of sentence
   10.     Order to participate in activity or work
   11.     Exemption from serving detention periods in prison
   11A.    Variation of days of attendance
   12.     Variation of times of attendance
   13.     Variation of prison at which sentence is to be served
   14.     Commissioner to give notice to periodic detainees of certain orders
   15.     Commencement of certain orders
   16.     Revocation or amendment of certain orders
   17.     Effect of complying with certain orders
   18.     Transfer of unruly periodic detainees
   19.     (Repealed)
   20.     Leave of absence at request of periodic detainee
   20A.    Leave of absence at direction of Commissioner
   21.     Failure to report as required extends term of sentence
   21AA.   Reporting late
   21A.    Commissioner may grant exemptions from extension of sentence
   21B.    Periodic detention taken to have been served in certain circumstances
   22.     Directions
   23.     Rules

   PART 4 - CANCELLATION OF ORDERS FOR PERIODIC DETENTION

   24.     Cancellation of orders for periodic detention on subsequent conviction
   25.     Cancellation of orders for periodic detention otherwise than on subsequent conviction
   25AA.   Notice of cancellation
   25AB.   Review of cancellation
   25AC.   Application to Court of Criminal Appeal
   25A.    Cancellation of section 5B orders consequent on cancellation of other orders
   26.     Issue of warrant on cancellation of an order for periodic detention
   27.     Effect of cancellation of order for periodic detention

   PART 5 - LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF WORK INCIDENTS

   27A.    Definition
   27B.    Act or omission of periodic detainee
   27C.    Act or omission of supervisor of periodic detainee
   27D.    Limits to common law damages for injury to offender
   27E.    Disclosure of material facts about health
   27F.    Settlement of claims

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   28.     Periodic detainee taken to be a prisoner
   29.     (Repealed)
   30.     Detention period deemed to have been served in certain circumstances
   31.     Royal prerogative of mercy preserved
   32.     Community Committees
   33.     Offences
   33A.    Proceedings for offences
   33B.    Penalty notices for certain offences
   34.     Regulations
   35.     Repeals
   36.     Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2