Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration of Prison
4. Referral to Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee
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If a Superintendent of a prison has —
ordered a prisoner to undergo corporal punishment under section 71(1)(a) of the Act; and
notified the Commissioner under section 71(2) of the Act of the facts of the case and the punishment imposed,the Commissioner must refer the case to an Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee appointed under regulation 25 in respect of the prison for its opinion on whether the punishment imposed on the prisoner is excessive.
The Commissioner must consider the opinion of the Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee in making a decision under section 71(3) of the Act.
Subregulation 1
If a Superintendent of a prison has —
ordered a prisoner to undergo corporal punishment under section 71(1)(a) of the Act; and
notified the Commissioner under section 71(2) of the Act of the facts of the case and the punishment imposed,the Commissioner must refer the case to an Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee appointed under regulation 25 in respect of the prison for its opinion on whether the punishment imposed on the prisoner is excessive.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner must consider the opinion of the Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee in making a decision under section 71(3) of the Act.