Victorian Numbered Regulations

CORRECTIONS REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 40 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   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 for lengthy period  
   15.     Use of restraint during transport  
   16.     Report to Governor by prison officer  

           Division 4--Control of communication

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

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

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

           Division 6--Classification

   22.     Classification of prisoners  
   23.     Sentence management panels  
   24.     Review and assessment committees  
   25.     Determination of classification  

           Division 7--Placement

   26.     Determination of placement  
   27.     Separation by the Secretary  

           Division 9--Prisoners' money

   28.     Prisoner trust account  
   29.     Regulation of prisoners' money  
   30.     Expenditure of prisoner's money  
   31.     Prisoner savings  

           Division 10--Property of prisoners

   32.     Bringing property into prison  
   33.     Entry of property  
   34.     Storage of prisoner's property  
   35.     Refusal to store prisoner's property  
   36.     Dealing with a prisoner's property  
   37.     Transfer of prisoner's property  
   38.     Giving or selling of prisoner's property  
   39.     Deceased prisoner's personal effects  

           Division 11--Work and remuneration

   40.     Remuneration  
   41.     Dismissal from work  

           Division 12--Prisoner privileges

   42.     Prisoner privileges  

           Division 13--Children of prisoners

   43.     Temporary placement of prisoner's children  
   44.     Placement of prisoner's children  
   45.     Review of placement  
   46.     Record of children living in prison  
   47.     Restrictions on children  

           Division 14--Custodial community permits

   48.     Issue of permit  
   49.     Conditions of permit  

   PART 4--PRISON DISCIPLINE

           Division 1--General

   50.     Prison offences  

           Division 2--Governor's hearing

   51.     Conduct of disciplinary officers  
   52.     Conduct of Governor's hearing  
   53.     Prisoner must be given details of the charge and hearing procedure  
   54.     Preliminary steps if prisoner present at the hearing  
   55.     Procedure if prisoner pleads not guilty  
   56.     Procedure if prisoner pleads guilty  
   57.     Procedure if prisoner not present when charge heard  
   58.     Governor may dismiss charge any time after plea recorded  
   59.     Steps to be taken once Governor's decision made  

   PART 5--ACCESS TO PRISONERS

           Division 1--Professional and official visitors

   60.     Visits by lawyers to prisoners in prison  
   61.     Visits to prisoners awaiting trial  
   62.     Visits by police  
   63.     Visit by an official visitor  

           Division 2--Contact and residential visiting programmes

   64.     Contact and residential visiting programmes  

           Division 3--Visits to prisoners in hospital

   65.     Visits to prisoners at a hospital or other medical facility  

           Division 4--Conditions of visits

   66.     Information to be given by a visitor  
   67.     Compliance with terms of visit  
   68.     Refusal of entry  

   PART 6--SEARCH, SEIZURE AND TESTING

           Division 1--Search of prisoners

   69.     Strip searches at prisons  
   70.     Random searches  

           Division 2--Searches of persons other than prisoners

   71.     Searches of persons other than prisoners  

           Division 3--Concealing or leaving articles

   72.     Concealing or leaving articles  

           Division 4--Seizure

   73.     Record of seized articles  
   74.     Dealing with seized articles or substances  

           Division 5--Testing of substances

   75.     Taking of samples of drugs and alcohol  
   76.     Analysis of sample  
   77.     Breath tests  

   PART 7--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DAYS

   78.     Emergency management days  

   PART 8--RELEASE FROM PRISON

           Division 1--Discharge procedures

   79.     Notice of discharge  
   80.     Property of a prisoner  

           Division 2--Adult Parole Board

   81.     Procedure  

           Division 3--Parole

   82.     Parole eligibility date  
   83.     Parole order  
   84.     Release on parole  
   85.     Person on parole attending a location  
   86.     Variation, cancellation or revocation of a parole order  
   87.     Warrant under section 77(6)(a)  
   88.     Reception into prison of person on parole  

   PART 9--COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS

           Division 1--Definitions

   89.     Definitions  

           Division 2--Community work

   90.     Community work  

           Division 3--Offences

   91.     Offences by offenders participating in community corrections programmes  

           Division 4--Search and seizure

   92.     Searches  
   93.     Register of seized articles or substances  
   94.     Dealing with seized articles or substances  
   95.     Purchase of offender's property  

   PART 10--EXEMPTIONS

   96.     Exemptions for emergency  
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