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📜 Custodial Legislation (Officers Discipline) Amendment Bill 2013

Assented toLABill 4720 November 2013

Amends the Prisons Act 1981 and the Young Offenders Act 1994 to reform the discipline (including removal) of prison officers and youth custodial officers, aiming to improve trust and reduce delays in removing corrupt or disruptive officers.

Impact

Prison officers and youth custodial officers are directly affected by the changes to disciplinary procedures and removal processes. The public is indirectly affected through the aim to improve the integrity and effectiveness of the corrections system.

Key Changes

["Introduces a 'loss of confidence' reason for removing prison and youth custodial officers.", "Replaces the existing disciplinary process with a new process modeled on the Police Act 1892.", "Provides for an appeal process to the WAIRC (Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission) against removal."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA IntroducedLA20 Nov 2013
  2. LA Second Reading MovedLA20 Nov 2013
  3. LA Second Reading AgreedLA11 Mar 2014
  4. LA Consideration in DetailLA11 Mar 2014
  5. LA Third ReadingLA20 Mar 2014
  6. LC Second Reading AgreedLC18 Nov 2014
  7. LC Second Reading MovedLC18 Nov 2014
  8. LC Third ReadingLC25 Nov 2014
  9. Royal Assent3 Dec 2014
Affected Sectors
public_sectorjustice
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