New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 - SECT 29

29 Issue of interstate leave permit

(1) The Commissioner may issue an interstate leave permit to an inmate of a correctional centre for leave to travel to and from, and remain in, a participating State for a specified period:

(a) if the inmate does not have a high security classification, on any grounds that the Commissioner considers appropriate, or

(b) if the inmate has a high security classification, only if the leave is for medical treatment or for some compassionate purpose.

(2) In particular, the Commissioner may issue an interstate leave permit to an inmate who is an Aboriginal person if satisfied that the purpose of the leave is:

(a) to enable the inmate to attend a funeral service or burial of a member of the inmate’s immediate or extended family, or

(b) to enable the inmate to be present at an occasion of special significance to the inmate’s immediate or extended family.

(3) The period specified in an interstate leave permit must not exceed 7 days.

(4) An interstate leave permit is subject to such conditions (including conditions relating to the escort of the inmate) as the Commissioner specifies in the permit or as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(5) The Commissioner may, by instrument in writing, appoint any correctional officer to be an escort for the purposes of this Subdivision.

(6) In this section, "high security classification" means a classification prescribed by the regulations as a high security classification.

(7) For the purposes of this section, "member of the inmate’s immediate family" includes a person with whom the inmate has a de facto relationship (within the meaning of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 ).