New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) REGULATION 2014 - REG 189C

189C Obligations under community service work condition (ICO or CCO)

(1) For the purposes of sections 82 and 107B of the Act, an offender who is subject to a community service work condition of an intensive correction order or community correction order has the following obligations--

(a) to report to a community corrections officer as soon as practicable after (but not later than 7 days after) the community service work condition is imposed or as directed by the court,

Note : A community service work condition may be imposed at the time the order is made or at a later time.

(b) to participate in any activities connected with the administration of the community service work condition as directed by a community corrections officer (including reporting to that or another community corrections officer),

(c) to permit a community corrections officer to visit the offender at the offender's address at any time and for that purpose enter the premises at that address,

(d) to give consent to third parties providing information to a community corrections officer about the offender's compliance with the condition,

(e) to perform the number of hours of community service work specified in the community service work condition,

(f) to sign an attendance register on arrival at and on departure from any work site,

(g) to perform community service work in accordance with the reasonable directions of a community corrections officer or supervisor,

(h) to keep in good condition any clothing and equipment issued to the offender for the purpose of performing community service work,

(i) not to damage or deface property that is on or forms part of a work site, unless directed to do so by a supervisor,

(j) to observe the standards of safety with respect to the offender's performance of community service work as directed by a community corrections officer or supervisor,

(k) not to report for, or perform, community service work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs,

(l) to submit to testing for alcohol or drugs (as directed under clause 205),

(m) to give a community corrections officer notice of the reasons for any failure to report to a work site or perform work within 7 days after the failure to report or perform the work,

(n) if illness or injury is the reason for an offender's failure to report for or to perform work, to provide to a community corrections officer (within 7 days after the failure to report or perform the work) a medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner--

(i) stating the nature of the illness or injury, and

(ii) indicating that its nature or extent justifies the offender's failure to report or perform the work,

(o) to provide (if so directed to by a community corrections officer) a medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner, about--

(i) the offender's inability to perform community service work, or

(ii) the offender's inability to do something the offender has been directed to do while performing community service work,

(p) to submit to a medical examination by a medical practitioner nominated by a community corrections officer.

(2) A community corrections officer may vary or waive the following obligations--

(a) to report to a community corrections officer under subclause (1)(a),

(b) to give a community corrections officer notice of the reasons for any failure to report to a work site or perform work within 7 days of the failure under subclause (1)(m),

(c) to give a community corrections officer a medical certificate under subclause (1)(n).