Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corrections Act 1986 - SECT 32

Offences relating to prison security

32. Offences relating to prison security



(1) A person who without being authorized to do so by this Act or the
regulations-

   (a)  enters or attempts to enter a prison; or

   (b)  communicates or attempts to communicate with a prisoner; or

   (c)  takes or sends or attempts to take or send anything into or out of a
        prison-

is guilty of an offence. Penalty: 2 years imprisonment.

(2) If a prison officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person who is
outside but near a prison or near a place where prisoners are, is acting in a
way which threatens or is likely to threaten the security of the prison or the
prisoners, the prison officer may order the person to leave the neighbourhood
of the prison or place.

(3) A person who disobeys an order to leave the neighbourhood of a prison or
place is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(4) If a prison officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person is
committing or has committed an offence under this section, the prison officer
may apprehend the person without warrant.





(4A) A prison officer who has apprehended a person pursuant to subsection (4)
must as soon as possible deliver the person to the custody of a member of the
police force to be dealt with according to law.

(5) The Crimes Act 1958 (except section 458(1) and 458(2)) applies to the
apprehension of a person under this section as if the person were found
committing an offence within the meaning of section 458(1)(a) of that Act1.

Division 2-Access to prisons