📘 Young Offenders and Prisons Legislation Amendment Act 2024
048 of 2024Assented 6 December 2024
This Act amends the Prisons Act 1981 and the Young Offenders Act 1994 to allow for better management and transfer of prison officers to work with young offenders, including the use of control weapons.
Impact
Prison officers, young offenders in custody, and the Department of Justice are affected. It allows for prison officers to be designated as special custodial officers under the Young Offenders Act 1994.
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