Detention in default of fine
71.—(1)  A disciplinary officer, if he or she is empowered under this Act to impose detention as a punishment, may direct that in default of the payment of any fine imposed by him or her on any offender, the offender shall, subject to subsection (2), undergo detention for such period as the disciplinary officer may determine.
(2)  The period of detention which a disciplinary officer may direct under subsection (1) is —
(a)if the fine does not exceed $300 — detention for a period not exceeding 10 days;
(b)if the fine exceeds $300 but does not exceed $1,000 — detention for a period not exceeding 20 days; and
(c)in any other case — detention for a period not exceeding 40 days,
and such detention takes effect from such date as the disciplinary officer may direct and ends when the fine is paid.
[6/2006]