CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 154 Meaning of privilege

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 154

A "privilege", in relation to a detainee —

        (a)     is any amenity, facility or opportunity the detainee may have the benefit of in detention; but

        (b)     does not include anything that is, for this chapter, an entitlement for the detainee.

Examples of privileges

1     using common areas at a correctional centre for mixing with other detainees

2     participating in activities other than those forming part of a detainee's case management plan

3     using phones, email or the internet other than for entitled usage

4     buying non-essential goods from money held in trust for a detainee

5     using a radio, television, CD or DVD player or other electronic equipment for recreational purposes

6     pursuing hobbies and crafts

7     keeping personal property in a cell

Examples of entitlements

things expressed in chapter 6 (Living conditions at correctional centres) to be entitlements for detainees