Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In the heading to section 10AA of the Sentencing Act 1991 , after " emergency workers " insert " and custodial officers ".
(2) In section 10AA(1), (2) and (4) of the Sentencing Act 1991 , after "emergency worker on duty" insert "or a custodial officer on duty".
(3) In section 10AA(5) of the Sentencing Act 1991 —
(a) in paragraph (a), after "emergency worker on duty" insert "or a custodial officer on duty (as the case may be)";
(b) in paragraph (b), after "emergency worker" insert "or a custodial officer (as the case may be)".
(4) In section 10AA(8) of the Sentencing Act 1991 insert the following definition—
""custodial officer "means—
(a) a Governor, prison officer or escort officer within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1986 ; or
(b) a police custody officer within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013 ; or
(c) a person authorised under section 9A(1) of the Corrections Act 1986 to exercise a function or power of a Governor, a prison officer or an escort officer under that Act; or
(d) a person authorised under section 9A(1A) or (1B) of the Corrections Act 1986 to exercise a function or power referred to in that subsection;".
(5) After section 10AA(9) of the Sentencing Act 1991 insert —
"(10) For the purposes of this section a custodial officer is on duty if—
(a) in the case of a Governor, prison officer or escort officer within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1986 , the Governor or officer is exercising a function or power as a Governor, prison officer or escort officer (as the case may be); or
(b) in the case of a police custody officer within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013 , the officer is exercising a function or power as a police custody officer; or
(c) in the case of a person authorised under section 9A(1) of the Corrections Act 1986 to exercise a function or power of a Governor, a prison officer or an escort officer under that Act, the person is exercising a function or power specified in the instrument of authorisation; or
(d) in the case of a person authorised under section 9A(1A) or (1B) of the Corrections Act 1986 , the person is exercising a function or power specified in the instrument of authorisation.".