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Policies
CSNSW policies (as defined by section 23 of the GIPA Act)
Some policies developed by CSNSW impact on members of the public, including offenders.
The following policy documents are available to download and view:
- Aboriginal Death in Custody (PDF, 232.5 KB)
- Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy Policies and Procedures
- Complaints & Inquiries Documents (PDF, 202.1 KB)
- Complaints Management Policy (PDF, 86.2 KB)
- Commissioner's Memorandum No: 2010/56 Wearing of identification badges (PDF, 776.7 KB)
- Commissioner's Memorandum No: 2009/56 Wearing of Identification Badges (PDF, 94.9 KB)
- Corrective Services Industries (under review)
- Corruption Prevention
- Guidelines for the development, documentation and approval of policy documents (PDF, 141.1 KB)
- Custodial Operations Policy and Procedures Manual
- Education and Vocational Training (previously known as AEVTI)
- Employee Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy (PDF, 70.6 KB)
- Employment Policies and Information
- Inmate Classification and Placement Policy and Procedures Manual
- Offender Services & Programs - Travel Policy and Business Rules (PDF, 160.0 KB)
- Policy for Case Management in Correctional Centres (PDF, 879.7 KB)
- Policy for Assessing Applications from External Agencies (PDF, 474.1 KB)
- Policy for Assessment of Offenders and Inmates (PDF, 437.3 KB)
- Policy for Compendium Program Planning and Scheduling (PDF, 475.9 KB)
- Policy and Procedure for delivery of the Health Survival Tips session and RPOSP Health in Prisons (PDF, 639.6 KB)
- Policy for implementation and recording of remand interventions for state-wide program (PDF, 918.2 KB)
- Policy for Implementation, Delivery and Integrity Monitoring of the EQUIPS Suite of Programs (PDF, 812.8 KB)
- Policy for Licensing of Offender Programs to External Agencies (PDF, 981.7 KB)
- Policy for Making Guardianship Applications (PDF, 595.8 KB)
- Policy for Recording the Issue and Return of Disability Equipment (PDF, 124.3 KB)
- Policy for Prioritising Services and Programs in Custody (PDF, 169.9 KB)
- Policy for Professional Supervision for OS&P Staff (PDF, 277.8 KB)
- Policy for Processing Court Requests for Alcohol and Other Drug Residential Rehabilitation Assessment Reports (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Policy and Procedures for the Delivery of NEXUS (PDF, 481.7 KB)
- Policy for Work Development Orders for Sentenced Inmates (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Policy for Monitoring and Ordering OS&P Resources (PDF, 163.0 KB)
- Policy for the Placement and Management of Aged and Frail Inmates (PDF, 583.3 KB)
- Policy for the Management of Offenders of Special Interest (PDF, 284.5 KB)
- Policy for Intensive Therapeutic Programs for violent sexual and substance-use related offending (PDF, 457.6 KB)
- Sentence Administration Manual
Last updated:
11 Feb 2025
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