Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 38(1) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 26).
(1) The Secretary may in accordance with the regulations by instrument approve contact visiting programmes under which a prisoner's family and friends may visit and have physical contact with the prisoner.
S. 38(2) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 26).
(2) The Secretary may in accordance with the regulations by instrument approve residential visiting programmes under which a prisoner's family may stay with the prisoner in the prison.
(3) The Governor of a prison must in accordance with the regulations bring to the attention of all prisoners eligible to take part in a contact visiting programme or a residential visiting programme the privileges offered by the programme.
(4) In this section "family" of a prisoner includes—
(a) a near relative of the prisoner; and
(b) any other person who has a long standing close personal relationship with the prisoner.