Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Employment Preparation Scheme
86. Referral to Employment Preparation Advisory Committee
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There is to be an Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for one or more prisons, or more than one Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for one prison.
The Commissioner, or the Superintendent of a prison subject to the direction of the Commissioner, may refer any one or more of the following matters in relation to a prisoner of the prison, to the Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for the prison:
if the prisoner is eligible to be released for employment preparation under section 59L(1) of the Act — whether the Commissioner should make an employment preparation order under section 59K of the Act in respect of the prisoner;
any other matter relating to the employment preparation scheme established under Part 6B of the Act.
The Committee must consider the matters referred to it under paragraph (2) and make a recommendation for the Commissioner’s decision.
Subregulation 1
There is to be an Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for one or more prisons, or more than one Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for one prison.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner, or the Superintendent of a prison subject to the direction of the Commissioner, may refer any one or more of the following matters in relation to a prisoner of the prison, to the Employment Preparation Advisory Committee for the prison:
if the prisoner is eligible to be released for employment preparation under section 59L(1) of the Act — whether the Commissioner should make an employment preparation order under section 59K of the Act in respect of the prisoner;
any other matter relating to the employment preparation scheme established under Part 6B of the Act.
Subregulation 3
The Committee must consider the matters referred to it under paragraph (2) and make a recommendation for the Commissioner’s decision.