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CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 153 Prisoner’s entitlement to visits

CORRECTIVE SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 153

Prisoner’s entitlement to visits

153 Prisoner’s entitlement to visits

(1) A prisoner is only entitled to receive a visit from—
(a) a personal visitor once a week; and
(b) a legal visitor.
(2) The chief executive may allow the prisoner to receive extra visits, including, for example—
(a) for a prisoner who was the primary care giver of a child—a visit from the child to maintain the relationship with the child; or
(b) a visit from a relevant elder or respected person to ensure appropriate levels of cultural interaction and support.
(3) The chief executive may allow a prisoner to visit another prisoner in another corrective services facility, subject to any conditions the chief executive reasonably considers appropriate.
(4) The chief executive may allow more than 1 personal visitor to visit a prisoner at the same time, if it is within the operational limits of the corrective services facility.