Sixteen Officers of the New South Wales Department Of Corrective Services commenced duty at the Batemans Bay Police Station on Monday, 10 July 2000. Under the command of Assistance Superintendent Stewart Criss, these Officers will assume responsibility for prisoner custody and movement throughout the Far South Coast Command, from Batemans Bay to Eden.

Renovations at the Batemans Bay Police Station have now been completed at an approximate cost of $300,000,000.

The renovations consisting of the addition of a number of offices, together with extensions of various other facilities, have enabled the Corrective Services Officers to operate from within the Police Station.

There role is to accept all Form 7's off the police and then take them to court either that day or the following day. The officers operate from the cells on a 24 hour period 7 days a week. The catchment area is from Batemans Bay down to Eden. Therefore any police in between with Form 7's can drop prisoners off and these officers will take care of them. Wherever a court sits, from Batemans Bay to Eden, Corrective Services will operate from that court.

The officers that operate from Batemans Bay have come from Grafton, Bathurst, Sydney, Mannus and Goulburn.

The vehicles used to transport the inmates to the various courts are 16 seaters with air suspension, coach air conditioning, and all the seats are fitted with seat belts. The vehicles are broken into 4 sections, allowing officers to place different categories of inmates in the vehicle.

The community of Batemans Bay also benefits with the arrival of these officers, 16 officers with their families will require permanent housing, schooling and shopping etc, the list goes on.