CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 58C Governor may refuse or terminate visits for security reasons
CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 58C
Governor may refuse or terminate visits for security reasonsS. 58C(1) amended by No. 2/2005 s. 8(3).
(1) If the Governor of the prison from which a prisoner is absent under a corrections administration permit or a rehabilitation and transition permit believes on reasonable grounds that the safety or security of the prisoner or the safety of a visitor to the prisoner is threatened, the Governor may—
(a) by order prohibit a person from visiting the prisoner; or
(b) order the visitor to leave immediately the place where the prisoner is.
(2) A person who disobeys a Governor's order under this section is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
S. 58D inserted by No. 16/1991 s. 15(1).