Queensland Consolidated Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 156B

(1) This section applies if—

(a) work by a tradesperson or technician (a relevant commercial visitor) is required to be carried out urgently at a corrective services facility; and

(b) a relevant commercial visitor who has been granted an access approval for the corrective services facility is not available to carry out the work; and

(c) a relevant commercial visitor applies for an access approval for the corrective services facility under section 155 for the purpose of carrying out the work.

(2) If the chief executive is satisfied the relevant commercial visitor mentioned in subsection (1)(c) does not pose an immediate risk to the security or good order of the corrective services facility, the chief executive may grant the relevant commercial visitor approval to access the facility for carrying out the work (urgent access approval).

(3) In deciding whether the relevant commercial visitor poses an immediate risk to the security or good order of the corrective services facility, the chief executive need not consider the matters mentioned in section 156(2).

(4) The chief executive may impose conditions on the urgent access approval.

(5) The urgent access approval has effect for only a single visit to the corrective services facility.

(6) While the urgent access approval has effect, it is taken to be an access approval.