Corrective Services NSW

Corrective Services NSW
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2009
Preceding Agency	Department of Corrective Services
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Henry Deane Building, 20 Lee Street, Haymarket, Sydney
Employees	6,000 (2009)
Annual budget	A$1 billion (2009)
Minister responsible	Hon. David Elliott MP, Minister for Corrections
Agency executive	Peter Severin, Commissioner
Parent Agency	Department Attorney General and Justice
Child Agency	Corrective Services Industries
Website	http://www.correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au/

Corrective Services NSW is an agency of the Justice Branch of the Department of Attorney General and Justice in the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for the provision of custodial and community-based services as an important element of the criminal justice system in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The services provided include correctional centre custody of remand and sentenced inmates, home detention, parole, pre-sentence reports and advice to courts and releasing authorities, community service orders and other forms of community-based offender supervision. Offenders in custody and those supervised in the community are assessed for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of re-offending. Corrective Services NSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies in regard to inmates in custody and offenders in the community.

Corrective Services NSW is headed by a Commissioner, presently Peter Severin, who reports to the Minister for Corrections, presently the Hon. David Elliott MP, who is ultimately responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

A number of pieces of legislation govern the activities of the agency including Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Crimes Act 1900 No 40 (NSW), Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004 (NSW), Protected Disclosures Act 1994 No 92 (NSW), Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25 (NSW), Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982 No 104 (NSW), and Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1983 No 190 (NSW) along with other legislation.^[1]

The agency head office is in the Henry Deane Building in Haymarket, City of Sydney.^[2]

Structure

The agency reports to Minister for Corrections, The Hon. David Elliott MP. The current head of the Corrective Services is the Commissioner of Corrective Services, Peter Severin.

History

Main articles: History of New South Wales and Convicts in Australia

Following European settlement of the Colony of New South Wales in 1788, a penal colony was established, at what is now Sydney. Establishment of the colony was motivated by the conclusion of the American War of Independence, which forced Britain to find ways of dealing with criminals other than transporting them to the United States. The initial settlement at Sydney Cove in Port Jackson involved housing convicts in tents, guarded by marines. A further surge of convicts arrived in Sydney following the end of the Napoleonic wars. Convicts worked for pay and, where good behaviour was demonstrated, could be assigned to masters. Chain gangs were established in 1826 up until transportation ended in 1840.^[3]

Gaols were established in Berrima (1836), Cockatoo Island (1839), Darlinghurst (1841), Parramatta (1842), Maitland (1848), and (site of the current Four Seasons hotel located) in The Rocks and later in Goulburn (1884) and Bathurst (1888), Long Bay (1909) as the State Reformatory for Women, and Emu Plains (1914).^[4] In more recent years, correctional centres (as they are now known) has been established at Parklea (1983), Cessnock, Junee (1993), Lithgow, Silverwater (1997), Brewarrina (2000), John Morony Correctional Centre and Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre in north-west Sydney, Kempsey (2004), Wellington (2007), and Nowra (2010).^[3]

References

↑ "Legislation: Acts". Corrective Services NSW. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
↑ "Contact us". Corrective Services NSW. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
1 2 "History of NSW Corrections". Corrective Services NSW. 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
↑ "Chronology - A History of Australian Prison Reform". Four Corners (Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 7 November 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

External links

Corrective Services NSW

Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government

New South Wales Government

Premier and Cabinet	Parliamentary Counsel's Office Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Ombudsman's Office Public Service Commission Office of the Governor NSW Electoral Commission Ombudsman Venues NSW Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority Office of Sport NSW Institute of Sport Destination NSW Infrastructure NSW Natural Resources Commission Barangaroo Delivery Authority Audit Office Auditor-General Independent Commission Against Corruption Office of Western Sydney International Engagement

Justice	Arts NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Ministry of Police and Emergency Services Crown Solicitor's Office Fire and Rescue NSW Office of the Rural Fire Service Office of the State Emergency Service Art Gallery Trust Australian Museum Trust Library Council of New South Wales Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Sydney Opera House Trust NSW Police Force Corrective Services Director of Public Prosecutions Information and Privacy Commission Legal Aid Commission Crime Commission Police Integrity Commission Legal Profession Admission Board Public Guardian NSW Trustee and Guardian Industrial Relations Commission Judicial Commission Juvenile Justice Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Screen NSW Veterans' Affairs

Education	Aboriginal Affairs NSW Aboriginal Land Council Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Charles Sturt University Council Macquarie University Council Southern Cross University Council University of New England Council University of New South Wales Council University of Newcastle Council University of Technology, Sydney Council University of Western Sydney Board of Trustees University of Wollongong Council

Family and Community Services	Ageing, Disability and Home Care Community Services Children's Guardian Advocate for Children and Young People Home Care Service of New South Wales Aboriginal Housing Office New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation Housing NSW Multicultural NSW

Finance and Services	Service NSW Office of State Revenue Valuer General NSW Self Insurance Corporation Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority Government Property NSW Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund Building Insurers' Guarantee Corporation State Records Authority New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority Motor Accidents Authority WorkCover Authority Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Building Professionals Board NSW Architects Registration Board Rental Bond Board Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Luna Park Reserve Trust Internal Audit Bureau NSW Fair Trading Waste Assets Management Corporation Geographic Names Board NSW Public Works (including the Government Architect)

Health	Health Care Complaints Commission Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Agency for Clinical Innovation Bureau of Health Information Clinical Excellence Commission Health Education and Training Institute Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Mental Health Commission Ambulance Service of NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Council of New South Wales Local Health Districts x 15 Statutory Health Corporations x 10 Health Administration Corporation Cancer Institute of New South Wales Office for Women’s Policy

Industry, Skills and Regional Development	Department of Primary Industries Crown Lands Division NSW Food Authority TAFE Commission Soil Conservation Service Local Land Services Cobar Water Board Dams Safety Committee Veterinary Practitioners Board NSW Rural Assistance Authority Essential Energy Ausgrid TransGrid Endeavour Energy Delta Electricity Hunter Water Corporation Sydney Water Corporation Forestry Corporation of NSW Game Council Water NSW Sydney Catchment Authority Office of Small Business Chief Scientist and Engineer

Planning and Environment	Office of Local Government Office of Environment and Heritage UrbanGrowth NSW Environment Protection Authority Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust Lord Howe Island Board Taronga Conservation Society Australia Western Sydney Parklands Trust Sydney Living Museums Parramatta Park Trust Historic Houses Trust Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Landcom

Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator Transport for NSW State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Independent Transport Safety Regulator Office of Transport Safety Investigations Roads and Maritime Services WestConnex Delivery Authority Sydney Trains NSW Trains RailCorp Port Authority of New South Wales

Treasury	Long Service Corporation Residual Business Management Corporation Liability Management Ministerial Corporation State Rail Authority Residual Holding Corporation SAS Trustee Corporation NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) Office of Industrial Relations

Prisons in New South Wales

Operational facilities for adults	Bathurst Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Broken Hill Cessnock Cooma Dawn de Loas Defence Force Correctional Establishment Dillwynia Emu Plains Glen Innes Goulburn Grafton Ivanhoe (Warakirri) John Morony Junee Lithgow Long Bay Mannus Mid North Coast Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre Oberon Outer Metropolitan Multi Purpose Correctional Centre Parklea Silverwater Silverwater Women's St Heliers Tamworth Wellington

Operational facilities for juveniles	Acmena Broken Hill Cobham Frank Baxter Juniperina Kariong Orana Reiby Riverina

Closed facilities	Albury Armidale Balranald Bega Berrima Biloela Bombala Braidwood Burrowa Condobolin Coonabarabran Cootamundra Darlinghurst Deniliquin Dubbo Fort Denison Grenfell Hay Keelong Kempsey Kirkconnell Laurel Hill Maitland Mudgee Narrabri Parramatta Port Macquarie Taree Tuncurry Wagga Wagga Wentworth Windsor Wollongong Wyalong Yarrangobilly Yass Young

See also: List of Australian prisons

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Corrective Services NSW

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