Queensland Consolidated Acts

CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 311A

(1) This section applies if the chief executive receives an amount for a prisoner and any of the following apply—

(a) the chief executive is not satisfied that the donor of the amount is sufficiently identified;

(b) the amount is more than the allowable receipt amount;

(c) payment of the amount into the prisoner's account would result in the balance of that account being more than the allowable balance.

(2) The chief executive must return the amount to its donor.

(3) If, despite making reasonable efforts, the chief executive can not return the amount to its donor, the chief executive must, as the chief executive considers appropriate—

(a) pay the amount to an entity nominated by the prisoner; or

(b) keep the amount in the prisoner's account until the prisoner is discharged or released.

(4) To remove any doubt, the prisoner can not access an amount held in the prisoner's account under subsection (3)(b).

(5) In this section—

allowable balance, for a prisoner's account, means the amount allowed under section 311(6)(b).

allowable receipt amount means the amount allowed for a single receipt for a prisoner under section 311(6)(a).

donor, of an amount received for a prisoner, means the person from whom the amount is received.

prisoner's account, for a prisoner, means the prisoner's account mentioned in section 311(2).