Victorian Consolidated Regulations

CORRECTIONS REGULATIONS 1998

S.R. No. 52/1998
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 May 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Revocation
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2-OFFICERS

   6.      Conduct of all Officers
   7.      Officers under sections 14(f) and 85(e) of the Act

   PART 3-MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY

           Division 1-Firearms

   8.      Issue of firearms
   9.      Unauthorised removal of firearms etc.
   10.     Discharge of firearms

           Division 2-Dogs

   11.     Approved dogs
   12.     Use of dogs

           Division 3-Restraint

   13.     Prescription of instruments of restraint and their manner of use
   14.     Use of restraint during transport
   15.     Use of restraint for lengthy period
   16.     Report to Governor by prison officer

           Division 4-Control of communication

   17.     Control of letters and parcels
   18.     Restrictions of communications during emergency

           Division 5-Leave of absence to attend court or a hearing

   19.     Absence to attend court or hearing
   20.     Wearing of non-prison clothing

           Division 6-Classification

   21.     Classification of prisoners
   21A.    Sentence management panels
   21B.    Review and assessment committees
   21C.    Determination of security classification

           Division 7-Separation

   22.     Separation by the Secretary

           Division 8-Prisoners' money

   23.     Prisoner trust account
   24.     Regulation of prisoners' money
   25.     Expenditure of prisoner's money
   26.     Prisoner savings

           Division 9-Property of prisoners

   27.     Surrender of property
   28.     Storage of prisoner's property
   29.     Refusal to store prisoner's property
   30.     Dealing with a prisoner's property
   31.     Transfer of prisoner's property
   32.     Giving or selling of prisoner's property
   33.     Deceased prisoner's personal effects

           Division 10-Work and remuneration

   34.     Remuneration
   35.     Dismissal from work

           Division 11-Prisoner privileges

   36.     Prisoner Privileges

           Division 12-Children of prisoners

   37.     Temporary placement of prisoner's children
   38.     Placement of prisoner's children
   39.     Review of placement
   40.     Record of children living in prison
   41.     Restrictions on children

           Division 13-Custodial community permits

   42.     Issue of permit
   43.     Conditions of permit

   PART 4-PRISON DISCIPLINE

           Division 1-General

   44.     Prison Offences

           Division 2-Governor's hearing

   45.     Conduct of Governor's hearing
   46.     Prisoner must be given details of the charge and hearing procedure
   47.     Preliminary steps if prisoner present at the hearing
   48.     Procedure if prisoner pleads not guilty
   49.     Procedure if prisoner pleads guilty
   50.     Procedure if prisoner not present when charge to be heard
   51.     Governor may dismiss charge any time after plea recorded
   52.     Steps to be taken once Governor's decision made

   PART 5-ACCESS TO PRISONERS

           Division 1-Professional and official visitors

   53.     Visits by lawyers to prisoners in prison
   54.     Visits to prisoners awaiting trial
   55.     Visits by police
   56.     Visit by an official visitor

           Division 2-Contact and residential visiting programmes

   57.     Contact and residential visiting programmes

           Division 3-Visits to prisoners in hospital

   58.     Visits to prisoners in hospital

           Division 4-Conditions of visits

   59.     Information to be given by a visitor
   60.     Compliance with terms of visit
   61.     Refusal to entry

   PART 6-SEARCH, SEIZURE AND TESTING

           Division 1-Search of prisoners

   62.     Search requiring removal of clothing

           Division 2-Searches of persons other than prisoners

   63.     Searches of persons other than prisoners

           Division 3-Concealing or leaving articles

   64.     Concealing or leaving articles

           Division 4-Seizure

   65.     Record of seized articles
   66.     Dealing with seized articles or substances

           Division 5-Testing of substances

   67.     Taking of samples of drugs and alcohol
   68.     Analysis of sample
   69.     Breath tests

   PART 7-EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DAYS

   70.     Emergency management days

   PART 8-RELEASE FROM PRISON

           Division 1-Discharge procedures

   71.     Notice of discharge
   72.     Property of a prisoner

           Division 2-Hostels

   73.     Approval of hostels

           Division 3-Adult Parole Board

   74.     Procedure

           Division 4-Parole

   75.     Parole eligibility date
   76.     Parole order
   77.     Release on parole
   78.     Person on parole attending a location
   79.     Variation, cancellation or revocation of a parole order
   80.     Warrant under section 77(6)(a)
   81.     Reception into prison of person on parole

   PART 9-COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS

           Division 1-Definitions

   82.     Definitions

           Division 2-Community Work

   83.     Community Work

           Division 3-Offences

   84.     Offences by offenders participating in community corrections programmes

           Division 4-Search and seizure

   85.     Searches
   86.     Register of seized articles or substances
   87.     Dealing with seized articles or substances

           Division 5-Offender's property

   88.     Purchase of offender's property

   PART 10-EXEMPTIONS

   89.     Exemptions
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           SCHEDULE
           SCHEDULE 1-Order to bring a prisoner before a court or coroner
           SCHEDULE 2-Certificate of analyst
           SCHEDULE 3-Certificate of authorised officer conducting
           breath test
           SCHEDULE 4.
           Form 1-Parole Order
           Form 2-Declaration by person granted parole
           SCHEDULE 5.
           Form 1-Notice of variation of Parole Order
           Form 2-Declaration
           SCHEDULE 6-Revocation or cancellation of a Parole Order
           SCHEDULE 7-Warrant for apprehension and return to prison
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           ENDNOTES
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           3. Explanatory Details