• Specific Year
    Any

CORRECTIONS ACT 1997 - SCHEDULE 1 - Prison offences

CORRECTIONS ACT 1997 - SCHEDULE 1

- Prison offences

SCHEDULE 1 - Prison offences

Section 3

PART 1 - Preliminary
1.    Interpretation
In this Schedule –
authorised means authorised in accordance with the standing orders or as otherwise authorised by the Director.
PART 2 - Prison offences

1. 

Mutiny.

2. 

Open incitement to mutiny.

3. 

Assaulting a correctional officer.

4. 

Assaulting a person other than a correctional officer.

5. 

Engaging in riotous behaviour.

6. 

Instigating or encouraging another prisoner or detainee to engage in riotous behaviour.

7. 

Resisting or obstructing a correctional officer, or any other person who has authority in a prison, in the execution of his or her duties.

8. 

Committing a nuisance or engaging in disorderly conduct.

9. 

Instigating or encouraging another prisoner or detainee to commit a nuisance or engage in disorderly conduct.

10. 

Maiming, injuring or tattooing himself or herself or any other prisoner or detainee.

11. 

Intentionally endangering the health of another person.

12. 

Committing any act contrary to the good order or maintenance of prison discipline or security.

13. 

Damaging, defacing or destroying any prison property or recklessly or carelessly losing any prison property.

14. 

Setting anything alight if not authorised.

15. 

Stealing, unlawfully receiving or embezzling anything.

16. 

Trafficking with another prisoner or detainee or any other person.

17. 

Giving or lending to, or borrowing from, another prisoner or detainee anything if not authorised.

18. 

Having in the prisoner's or detainee's possession anything that is not authorised.

19. 

Sending a letter that is threatening or harassing.

20. 

Sending an article of mail containing an item or substance that is not authorised.

21. 

Using a telephone in any way or for any purpose that is not authorised.

22. 

Refusing or failing to allow a sample to be taken under section 28 for the purpose of substance testing.

23. 

Adulterating, substituting, or otherwise tampering or interfering with a sample taken under section 28 .

24. 

Being in possession of, or consuming, alcohol or a drug if not authorised.

25. 

Being drunk or under the influence of an illegal drug.

26. 

Refusing to comply with a direction under section 33 .

27. 

Being idle or negligent at work, or mismanaging any work.

28. 

Feigning illness.

29. 

Knowingly making a false or frivolous complaint.

30. 

Behaving disruptively or disrespectfully at or during a religious service or any other authorised meeting, gathering or event.

31. 

Failing to comply with any condition or restriction of leave under section 42 .

32. 

Leaving or attempting to leave the place where the prisoner or detainee has been directed or authorised to be, or being in a place if not authorised.

33. 

Failing to obey an order lawfully given by a person having authority in the prison.

34. 

Cursing or swearing.

35. 

Using language or behaving in a manner that is indecent, insulting, insolent or threatening.

35A. 

Striking, injuring, maiming or killing, without lawful excuse, a detector dog.

35B. 

Impeding, or interfering with, a detector dog without lawful excuse.

35C. 

Conducting a business in or from prison without the Director's consent.

35D. 

Making, or causing or allowing the making of, a change of name application without the Director's consent.

36. 

Breaching the regulations.

37. 

Attempting to commit a prison offence.