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CORRECTIONS ACT 1986

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1A--LEGAL CUSTODY

Division 1--Custody of the Secretary or the Chief Commissioner of Police

  • 6 Order of imprisonment  
  • 6A When is a person in the legal custody of the Secretary?  
  • 6B When does legal custody of the Secretary cease?  
  • 6C Persons not regarded to be in the Secretary's legal custody  
  • 6D When is a person in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police?  
  • 6E When does legal custody of the Chief Commissioner cease?  
  • 6EA Prisoner may request delayed release  
  • 6F Powers of court or tribunal not to be affected  

Division 2--Custody of the Commissioner

  • 6G When is a person in the legal custody of the Commissioner?  
  • 6H When does legal custody of the Commissioner cease?  
  • 6I Powers of court or tribunal not affected  

Division 2A--Arrangements for detention of persons subject to certain orders

PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

PART 2A--ENGAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS

Division 1--Correctional services agreements

  • 8B Minister may enter into correctional services agreements  
  • 8C Matters to be included in agreement  
  • 8CA Minister may grant lease or licence over reserved Crown land  
  • 8D Agreement to run with land  
  • 8E Rights of access  
  • 8F Emergency powers  
  • 8G Building work  

Division 2--Management agreements

  • 9 Management agreements  

Division 3--Agreements with the Chief Commissioner of Police

  • 9AA Agreements with the Chief Commissioner  
  • 9AB Matters to be included in agreement  
  • 9AC Rights of access  

Division 4--General provisions relating to agreements

  • 9A Authorisation of certain staff  
  • 9B Police inquiry and report  
  • 9C Status of staff  
  • 9CA Staff—police gaols  
  • 9CAA Transport functions  
  • 9CB Use of reasonable force by staff—police gaols  
  • 9D Employment of monitors  
  • 9E Minimum standards  
  • 9F Application of FOI  

PART 3--PRISONS AND POLICE GAOLS

PART 4--OFFICERS

PART 5--PRISON OFFICERS AND OTHER OFFICERS WORKING IN PRISONS

Division 1--General

  • 14 Definitions  

Division 2--Work

PART 6--MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PRISONS

Division 1--Management and security of prisons

  • 24 Delegation by Governor  
  • 25 Secretary may nominate person to act as Governor  
  • 26 Management of prisons in Governor's temporary absence  
  • 27 Dogs  
  • 28 Photographing and fingerprinting  
  • 29 Medical tests and samples  
  • 29A Prisoners may be tested for drug or alcohol use  
  • 30 Electronic monitoring of prisoners  
  • 30A Victim may be given certain copies of orders and information about a prisoner  
  • 30B Application to be included on victims register  
  • 30C Inclusion on the victims register  
  • 30D Secretary may refuse to include nominee details for person included on victims register  
  • 30E Annual report  
  • 30F Secretary may prepare guidelines  
  • 30G Release of information to "family members"  
  • 30H Confidentiality of information  
  • 30I Offence to publish information disclosed under section 30A in electronic or print media  
  • 31 Children  
  • 31A Offence for prisoner to possess etc. certain items in prison  
  • 32 Offences relating to prison security  
  • 32A Offences relating to operation or possession of remotely piloted aircraft or helicopter  
  • 32B Governor may give authorisation  

Division 2--Access to prisons

  • 33 Definitions  
  • 34 Visits by judges or magistrates  
  • 35 Appointment of independent prison visitors  
  • 37 Visits by relatives or friends  
  • 38 Contact visiting and residential visiting  
  • 39 Exclusion of visitors for security reasons  
  • 40 Visits by lawyers and their assistants  
  • 41 Visits by the police  
  • 42 Visitors to give prescribed information  
  • 43 Governor may refuse or terminate visits for security reasons  
  • 43A Access to prison for taking DNA profile sample  

Division 3--Search and seizure

  • 44 Formal searches  
  • 45 Search  
  • 46 Seizure  

Division 4--Prisoners rights

Division 4A--Letters and parcels to and from prisoners

Division 5--Change of name applications by prisoners

Division 6--Approval of making of acknowledgement of sex applications--prisoners

PART 7--PRISON DISCIPLINE

PART 8--TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM PRISON

Division 1--Definitions

  • 55 Definitions  

Division 1A--Escort officers

Division 1B--Security officers

Division 2--Transfer of prisoners

Division 2A--Absence to give evidence at foreign proceedings

  • 56A Arrangements with Commonwealth  

Division 2B--Police custody transfer orders

Division 3--Custodial community permits

  • 57 Custodial community permits  
  • 57A Corrections administration permit  
  • 57B Rehabilitation and transition permit  
  • 57C Fine default permit  
  • 57D Provisions applying to all custodial community permits  
  • 58 Breach of custodial community permit  
  • 58A Powers of Secretary with respect to custodial community permits  
  • 58B Visitors to give prescribed information  
  • 58C Governor may refuse or terminate visits for security reasons  
  • 58D Offence to give item to prisoner  

Division 3A--Emergency management days

  • 58E Emergency management days  

Division 5--Parole

Division 5A--Safety powers that may be exercised in supervision of prisoners on parole

  • 78F Definitions for Division 5A  
  • 78G When may the powers under this Division be exercised?  
  • 78H General powers  
  • 78I Search  
  • 78J Seizure  
  • 78K Warning that search or seizure is to occur and that reasonable force may be used  
  • 78L Report of use of force or application of restraint  
  • 78M Register of seized things  
  • 78N Things seized must be photographed or otherwise recorded  
  • 78O Specified officer must provide receipt for seized thing  
  • 78P Prisoner on parole to submit to testing  
  • 78Q Secretary to approve test procedures  
  • 78R Taking of samples of drug and alcohol  
  • 78S Reports, returns and records  
  • 78T No liability  

Division 6--Change of name applications by prisoners released on parole

  • 79 Application of Division  
  • 79A Definitions  
  • 79B Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a prisoner on parole  
  • 79C Approval by Board  
  • 79D Approval to be notified in writing  
  • 79E Registration of change of name  
  • 79F Registrar may correct Register  
  • 79G Lapse of application on cancellation of parole  
  • 79H Information-sharing between the Secretary and the Victorian Registrar  

Division 6A--Approval of making of acknowledgement of sex applications--prisoners on parole

Division 7--Warrants

  • 79I Execution of warrants  
  • 79J Recall and cancellation of warrants  
  • 79K Duplicate warrants  

Division 8--Removal of electronic monitoring devices and equipment

  • 79L Who may remove electronic monitoring devices and equipment  
  • 79M Commissioner may authorise employee to exercise powers of officer  

PART 8A--INTERSTATE LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PRISONERS

  • 80 Definitions  
  • 81 Interstate laws  
  • 82 Custodial interstate community permit  
  • 83 Effect of permit  
  • 84 Variation or revocation of permit  
  • 84A Breach of permit  
  • 84B Notice to participating State and transit States  
  • 84C Effect of permit issued under interstate law  
  • 84D Apprehension of prisoner who escapes or fails to return etc.  
  • 84E Escape from custody—penalty  
  • 84EA Liability for prisoners on leave  

PART 8B--PRISON INDUSTRIES

Division 1--Prison industry sites and prison industries

PART 9--COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

Division 1--Definitions

  • 85 Definitions  

Division 2--Establishment of community corrections centres and regional centres

Division 3--Officers

Division 4--Discipline of offenders

Division 5--Community corrections programmes

  • 95 Approval of community corrections programmes  

Division 6--Management and administration of locations

Division 6A--Removal of electronic monitoring devices and equipment

Division 7--Sentencing Advisory Council to report on offenders subject to community correction orders

PART 9A--MANAGEMENT OF POLICE GAOLS AND TRANSFER, TRANSPORT ANDSUPERVISION POWERS

Division 1--Preliminary

Division 2--Management powers in police gaols

  • 104AC Management of visitors in police gaols  
  • 104AD Detained persons to give certain information  
  • 104AE Orders to detained persons  
  • 104AF Power to take photographs of detained persons  
  • 104AG Offence to disobey a lawful order  
  • 104AH Power to restrain detained persons  

Division 3--Search and seizure powers in police gaols

Division 4--Transport and supervision of persons by police custody officers

Division 5--General

PART 9B--PROVISIONS CONCERNING MONITORED SERIOUS SEX OFFENDERS

Division 1--Preliminary matters

  • 104E Definitions  

Division 2--Monitored people at community corrections centres

  • 104F Application of this Division  
  • 104G Obligations of the officer in charge of the centre  
  • 104H Monitored person must comply with certain directions  
  • 104I Officers may use force to enforce directions in certain circumstances  
  • 104J Officers to give reports if required  
  • 104K Photographing  

Division 3--Provisions applying to monitored people receiving visits from officers

  • 104L Application of this Division  
  • 104M Officers to give reports if required  

Division 4--Obligations of regional managers

PART 9C--PRISONER COMPENSATION QUARANTINE FUNDS

Division 1--Introductory

  • 104O Definitions  
  • 104P Application  
  • 104Q Meaning of criminal act  
  • 104R Meaning of victim  

Division 2--Awards of damages to prisoners

  • 104S Agreements must be approved by court  
  • 104T Determination of amounts for medical and legal costs  
  • 104U Matters to be considered by court  

Division 3--Payment of money to prisoner compensation quarantine fund

Division 4--Notice of prisoner compensation quarantine fund

  • 104X Victim may ask to be notified of award of damages to prisoner  
  • 104Y Notice to victims published  
  • 104Z Notice to victims directly  
  • 104ZA Applications for information  
  • 104ZB Disclosure of information by Secretary authorised  
  • 104ZC Confidentiality of information  
  • 104ZD Offence to disclose information  
  • 104ZE Notice to Secretary by victim  
  • 104ZF Notice to Secretary by creditors  

Division 5--Payments out of prisoner compensation quarantine fund

  • 104ZG Payments out of fund where legal proceedings notified  
  • 104ZH Payments out of fund where notice from creditor received  
  • 104ZI Restriction not to affect payment of administration costs  
  • 104ZJ Payments out of fund where no notice given  
  • 104ZK Payments taken to be payments at direction of prisoner  
  • 104ZL When are legal proceedings finally determined  

Division 6--General

  • 104ZM Offence to provide false or misleading information  
  • 104ZN Annual report  

PART 9D--ACCIDENT COMPENSATION

  • 104ZO Definition  
  • 104ZP Application of Part  
  • 104ZQ When is compensation payable?  
  • 104ZR Compensation for personal injuries  
  • 104ZS Compensation for loss of or damage to property  
  • 104ZT Jurisdiction  
  • 104ZU Authority to represent Crown  
  • 104ZV Compensation otherwise payable  
  • 104ZW Payments  

PART 9E--DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

  • 104ZX Definitions  
  • 104ZY Authorisation to use or disclose information  
  • 104ZYA Information exchange with other parole decision‑making bodies  
  • 104ZZ Authorisation to disclose information given to Adult Parole Board  
  • 104ZZAA Authorisation to disclose certain information related to certain matters before the Board  
  • 104ZZA Offence to use or disclose personal or confidential information unless authorised  
  • 104ZZB Use or disclosure of information for research purposes  

PART 10--GENERAL

PART 10A--VALIDATION

  • 112C Validation of actions and decisions  
  • 112D Validation—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015  

PART 11--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  • 113 Act to apply to prison sentences etc. before date of commencement  
  • 114 Transitional provisions—legal custody  
  • 115 Transitional provisions—Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002  
  • 115A Transitional provisions—change of name applications  
  • 115B Transitional provision—Corrections and Other Justice Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006  
  • 116 Transitional provision—victims register  
  • 117 Transitional provision—Corrections Amendment Act 2008  
  • 118 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2009  
  • 119 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010  
  • 120 Transitional provision—Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Home Detention) Act 2011  
  • 121 Transitional provision—Corrections Amendment Act 2013  
  • 122 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Cancellation of Parole and Other Matters) Act 2013  
  • 123 Transitional provisions—Corrections Amendment (Breach of Parole) Act 2013  
  • 124 Transitional provisions—Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Act 2013  
  • 125 Transitional provisions—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2014  
  • 126 Transitional provision—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2015  
  • 127 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Parole Reform and Other Matters) Act 2016  
  • 127A Transitional—Corrections Amendment (Parole) Act 2018  
  • 128 Transitional—Corrections Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017  
  • 129 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2018  
  • 130 Transitional provisions—Serious Offenders Act 2018  
  • 131 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Offenders and Other Matters) Act 2019  
  • 132 Transitional—Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Act 2023  

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