Superior Courts Act, 2013
R 385
Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter XIV : Public-Private Partnership Correctional Centres109. Appointment of custody officials |
| 1) | The Contractor must appoint custody officials to perform custodial duties. |
| 2) | No employee of the Contractor may perform custodial duties unless he or she has been certified as a custody official by the National Commissioner. |
| 3) | A custody official may be certified by the National Commissioner, only if the standards of qualifications, prescribed by regulation are satisfied. |
| 4) | The National Commissioner must keep a register, with- |
| a) | the full names and identity number of each certified custody official; |
| b) | particulars of each custody official whose certification has either been suspended or revoked; and |
| c) | such other particulars as required by the National Commissioner. |
| 5) |
| a) | The certification of any custody official may be suspended by the Controller- |
| i) | pending trial for any offence; |
| ii) | pending any disciplinary hearing into a charge of misconduct arising from, or in connection with, the performance of his or her duties; or |
| iii) | pending any investigation into his or her fitness or competency to perform custodial duties. |
| b) | The Controller must notify the National Commissioner of the decision to suspend the certification of a custody official. |
| 6) | The National Commissioner may, after a custody official has been suspended and been given the opportunity to make representations, revoke the suspension or the certification. |
